Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 45-7vs Holy Cross | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#16
Christian McKinney
Junior linebacker for Miami (OH). 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 209 lb · Homewood, IL · Homewood-Flossmoor
Returning to Miami (OH) for 2026
The numbers
3
tackles · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, vs Holy Cross
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Miami (OH). 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Miami (OH) in 2023.
Christian McKinney
He has spent three seasons in the Miami (OH) linebacker corps. The receipt: 3 tackles against Holy Cross — Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Miami (OH)3-star out of Homewood-Flossmoor
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Miami (OH)
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Miami (OH)
Played his entire career under Chuck Martin.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Chuck Martin — 17-13 over that span.
2024Miami (OH)9-5HC: Chuck Martin · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Miami (OH)7-7HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Miami (OH)1-1HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Miami (OH) | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Miami (OH) | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 12 | 6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–7
vs Holy Cross
3 TOT
Dominant 38-point win at home against Holy Cross.
With D. McComb — 234 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.5 · 12 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD · K. McLaughlin — 24 LONG · 100 PCT · 9 PTS
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Miami (OH)
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Miami (OH)
Returning around him
- 1 Miami (OH) player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (16 in / 14 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Miami (OH) · Last season: 7-7 · Talent rank #86 · 2026 recruiting class #105
Background
2025 Highlights: Played in 10 games Had six tackles, 1.0 sack and a forced fumble on the season Posted a sack versus Eastern Michigan Forced a fumble in a win over Ball State 2024 Highlights: Played in six games Had three tackles and 1.0 tackle for loss on the year 2023 Highlights: Redshirted Hig...
The linebacker corps · Miami (OH)
- #8CJ Young89 tackles · 2025
- #15Blayne Myrick84 tackles · 2025
- #3Malcolm Mccain66 tackles · 2025
- #11Brock Uihlein29 tackles · 2025
- #16Christian McKinney6 tackles · 2025
10 more on the roster · Miami (OH) team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology