Zaire McKinney

WRFreshman6' 4", 195 lbsMichigan City, IN★★★ 2026 recruit · #2352 nationally

Northern Illinois Huskies0-6 · TDC #132

Snap share

likely 1–6%

Receptions

1397th of 1995 in FBS

Rec. yards

1501st of 1981 in FBS

Yards / catch

8.5

Rec. TD

EPA / play

+0.76

3 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

3 plays · +2.3 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet

All plays+0.76

Passing+0.76

2nd down-0.36

3rd down+2.99

Passing downs+0.76

McKinneyWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries

All plays4%

Pass plays7%

Run plays0%

1st down0%

2nd down10%

3rd down6%

Standard downs0%

Passing downs11%

McKinneyWR/TE average

Game Log

Zaire McKinney'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

5.3 avg. game scoreBest: 5.3 at Arizona (Week 3)0 of 1 games at 8.0+

				Receiving
Wk	Opponent	Result	Game score	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Long
1	@Iowa	L 0–40	—	no stats recorded
2	Illinois State	L 24–28	—	no stats recorded
3	@Arizona	L 17–42	5.3	2	17	8.5	0	12
4	@Georgia State	L 14–35	—	no stats recorded
6	Air Force	L 7–28	—	no stats recorded
7	@Wyoming	L 23–41	—	no stats recorded
2026 · 1 game			5.3	2	17	8.5	0	12

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving	2026	FBS rank
Receptions	2	1397th / 1995
Yards	17	1501st / 1981
Yards / catch	8.5	—
Touchdowns	0	—
Long	12	—

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	Team plays	Est. snaps	Plays involved	Snap share
Wk 3 · Arizona	67	~17 (5–23)	3	25%
Season	376	17 (5–23)	3	5%

Position Room

14 WRs on the Northern Illinois roster, ordered by rec

#	Player	Pos	Class	Rec	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA/play
1	DeAree Rogers	WR	SR	49	422	2	28%	+0.40
0	La'Don Bryant	WR	SO	21	286	1	16%	+0.09
7	Cam Thompson	WR	SR	14	151	1	13%	+0.23
9	George Dimopoulos	WR	JR	8	97	0	7%	+0.37
3	Rickey Taylor Jr.	WR	SO	5	57	0	16%	+0.47
19	Kelan McInerney	WR	SO	4	60	0	5%	+0.67
88	Zaire McKinney	WR	FR	2	17	0	7%	+0.76
4	Kenji Lewis	WR	SR	1	4	0	3%	-0.58
6	Afy Ibekwe	WR	FR	1	13	0	6%	+0.17
12	Tavaris Coles	WR	JR	—	—	—	—	—
13	Kevin Holmes Jr.	WR	JR	—	—	—	—	—
21	Jermaine Green Jr.	WR	FR	—	—	—	—	—
80	Braylon Agee	WR	FR	—	—	—	—	—
81	Justin Faulkner	WR	FR	—	—	—	—	—

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 4+ plays per team game. Northern Illinois depth chart →