DJ McKinney
DJ McKinney
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: K.C. Keeler and Jason Eck. 2024 brought the first one: All-Conference USA. The receipt: 89 rush yds, 20 rec yds against UCLA — Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Conference USA
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bronco Mendenhall → Jason Eck. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Eck
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Conference USA
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Mexico | 111 | 464 | 4.2 | 7 | -- |
| 2024 | Sam Houston | 97 | 481 | 5.0 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 208 | 945 | 4.5 | 10 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Mexico | 15 | 161 | 10.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Sam Houston | 12 | 99 | 8.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 27 | 260 | 9.6 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 32–22
vs Idaho State
45 rush yds (7 car)
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
New Mexico
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · New Mexico
Returning around him
- 12% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 1 New Mexico player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (15 in / 14 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
New Mexico · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #131 · 2026 recruiting class #87
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to David Mbadinga’s 2024 season.
Matches David on
Differs from David on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Devin Miles’s path through Western Michigan.
Ryan Ingram
Gerrid Doaks
Matches Devin on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Diore Hubbard's sophomore season at West Virginia (2025).
Matches Diore on
Differs from Diore on
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2024–2025-4%
Down 4% — context-dependent (injury / role change?).