Dylahn McKinney
Dylahn McKinney
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Mike Gundy and Deion Sanders. The receipt: 7 tackles against TCU — Week 6, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Sanford Jr. → Deion Sanders. 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
Deion Sanders
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Colorado | 34 | 27 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Colorado | 59 | 44 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Oklahoma State | 38 | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 133 | 96 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 18 | 4 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2025
W 24–17
vs Iowa State
5 TOT · 4 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Colorado
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Colorado
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +4 net (42 in / 38 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Colorado · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #30 · 2026 recruiting class #67
DNA match
Player DNA
Press Corner
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Elijah Blades’s 2022 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaylen Clark's senior season at Boise State (2023).
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