JD McKinley

LBFreshman6' 2", 250 lbsCorona, CA★★★ 2026 recruit · #774 nationally

California Golden Bears3-4 · TDC #86

Snap share

39%

3 of 6 started · likely 18–53%

Tackles

1207th of 5410 in FBS

Solo

Tackles for loss

760th of 2452 in FBS

Sacks

202nd of 1213 in FBS

Interceptions

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

Defense	Value	FBS rank
Havoc plays	2	1186th / 2575
Tackles for loss	2	628th / 1913
Run stops	5	1347th / 3263
Sacks	2	—
Pass breakups	0	—
Interceptions	0	—
Forced fumbles	0	—
Tackles	14	—

Charting

Where McKinley's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Passes defended

0 broken up · 0 intercepted

QB hurries

as the play text names the rusher

Tackles after a catch

3.7 yds per catch on those

YAC on those catches

3.7

yds after the catch before his tackle

Coverage plays

PBUs + INTs + tackles after a catch

The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.

Game Log

JD McKinley's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.4 avg. game scoreBest: 6.9 vs Virginia Tech (Week 6)0 of 6 games at 8.0+

				Defense
Wk	Opponent	Result	Game score	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Sacks	Hur	PD	INT	TD
1	UCLA	L 24–45	4.5	2	0	0	0	0	0	·	·
2	@Syracuse	W 21–18	5.8	5	2	0	0	0	0	·	·
3	Wagner	W 49–7	—	no stats recorded
4	Clemson	L 10–24	5.6	4	0	0	0	1	0	·	·
5	@UNLV	L 31–39	6.8	3	1	1	1	1	0	·	·
6	Virginia Tech	W 25–20	6.9	2	1	1	1	2	0	·	·
7	Wake Forest	L 7–41	2.7	1	0	0	0	0	0	·	·
2026 · 6 games			5.4	17	4	2	2	4	0	·	·

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Defense	2026	FBS rank
Tackles	17	1207th / 5410
Solo	4	—
Tackles for loss	2	760th / 2452
Sacks	2	202nd / 1213
QB hurries	4	72nd / 1382
Passes defended	0	—
Defensive TD	0	—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

Game	Start	Opp. plays	Est. snaps	Plays made	Snap share
Wk 1 · UCLA	✓ LB	53	~19 (2–34)	2	36%
Wk 2 · Syracuse	✓ LB	86	~64 (33–75)	5	74%
Wk 4 · Clemson	—	65	~22 (2–40)	3	34%
Wk 5 · UNLV	—	60	~34 (4–60)	3	57%
Wk 6 · Virginia Tech	—	64	~24 (2–44)	2	38%
Wk 7 · Wake Forest	✓ LB	62	~13 (0–62)	1	21%
Season	3 GS	449	176 (82–240)	16	39%

Position Room

16 LBs on the California roster, ordered by tkl

#	Player	Pos	Class	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	INT	PD
9	AJ Tuitele	LB	FR	37	4.5	3	—	0
3	Kamar Mothudi	LB	SO	26	0	0	—	0
32	Tristan Jernigan	LB	SO	26	0	0	—	0
33	JD McKinley	LB	FR	17	2	2	—	0
	Solomon Williams	LB		14	3.5	2	—	0
21	Aaron Hampton	LB	JR	12	0	0	—	0
19	Odera Okaka	LB	SR	11	1	0	—	0
15	Joshua Pierce	LB	JR	7	0	0	—	0
4	Justin Beadles	LB	SR	6	0.5	0	—	0
	Jayden Wayne	LB		6	1.5	1.5	—	0
36	Jude McLellan	LB	SO	1	0	0	—	0
45	Beckham Barney	LB	FR	1	0	0	—	0
6	Emmanuel Okoye	LB	SO	—	—	—	—	—
18	Serigne Tounkara	LB	SO	—	—	—	—	—
41	Jaxon Pyatt	LB	FR	—	—	—	—	—
57	BJ Jones	LB	JR	—	—	—	—	—

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. California depth chart →