DJ McKinney
American football player (born 2004)
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Dylahn Jordan McKinney (born February 9, 2004)[1] is an American college football cornerback for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. He previously played for the Oklahoma State Cowboys and Colorado Buffaloes.
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Arlington, Texas, U.S.
McKinney in 2025 | |
| No. 2 – Notre Dame Fighting Irish | |
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| Position | Cornerback |
| Class | Fifth year |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 9, 2004[1] Arlington, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Colleyville Heritage (Colleyville, Texas) |
| College |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Early life
McKinney attended Colleyville Heritage High School in Colleyville, Texas. He had 43 tackles and two interceptions his junior year and 35 tackles and five interceptions as a senior. He committed to Oklahoma State University to play college football.[2]
College career
McKinney played at Oklahoma State in 2022 and 2023.[3] After redshirting his first year in 2022, he played in all 14 games in 2023 and had 38 tackles.[4] After the season, McKinney entered the transfer portal and transferred to the University of Colorado Boulder.[5][6][7] In his first year at Colorado in 2024, he started all 13 games and had 62 tackles, three interceptions and one interception returned for a touchdown.[8] McKinney returned in 2025, where he played nine games and had 35 tackles, one interception, and five pass breakups.[9] At the end of the season, McKinney entered the transfer portal and transferred to Notre Dame.[10]
Statistics
| Year | Team | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Solo | Ast | Sack | PD | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | TD | |||
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Colorado | 13 | 62 | 44 | 18 | 0.0 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | Colorado | 9 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | Notre Dame | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 43 | 138 | 96 | 42 | 0.0 | 21 | 5 | 96 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
