Brandon McKinney: S · Utah · #28.
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Brandon McKinney
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for three head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Chris Petersen, Jimmy Lake and Kyle Whittingham. On tape: 9 tackles against San Diego State, Week 3, 2021.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
60 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Salt Lake Tribune Nov 2
KJZZ Oct 29The Salt Lake Tribune Oct 27
KUTV Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Utah | 64 | 38 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2020 | Washington | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2019 | Washington | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2018 | Washington | 13 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2017 | Washington | 12 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 100 | 62 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-17vs Weber State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-26@ BYU | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-33@ San Diego State | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 24-13vs Washington State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-26@ USC | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-21vs No. 18 Arizona State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 34-42@ Oregon State | 8 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 44-24vs UCLA | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-7@ Stanford | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-29@ Arizona | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-7vs No. 4 Oregon | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-10vs No. 10 Oregon | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 34 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
64tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%4 TFL64 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 5.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Pass share
43.1%
401 pass / 529 run
Plays / game
71.5
13 games
Team sack rate
3.1%
417 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
64 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #272 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Washington and Utah, 100 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 31 games over five seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Chris Petersen, Jimmy Lake and Kyle Whittingham.
