6′2″ · 250 lb · Corona, CA · Corona Centennial
He is a true freshman with 6 games on the stat sheet.
He has tackles in 6 of California’s 7 games: none against Wagner.
JD McKinley
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Syracuse — Week 2, 2026.
17 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Sports Illustrated Oct 9
The Washington Post Oct 7Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California | 17 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Career | 17 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Last game (Wk 7): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-45vs UCLA | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 21-18@ Syracuse | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 10-24vs Clemson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 31-39@ UNLV | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 25-20vs Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-41vs No. 21 Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 17 · L 7-41 vs Wake Forest, play by play
1 tackle.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 6 games with play by play.
How California’s defense played that day
Wake Forest’s 10 drives: 4 stopped · 6 scored.
2 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Sacked the quarterback for a 4-yard loss. Fourth quarter, down 14-13.
3 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Sacked the quarterback for a 14-yard loss on 3rd and 5. Third quarter, down 24-7.
4 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
5 tackles.
2 tackles.
Week 6 · 2026
W 25-20
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 at home.
Ratings of the games shown run from -3 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
17tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%2 TFLSack rate
12%2 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups17 tackles · 2 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tosh Lupoi
Pass share
61.7%
303 pass / 188 run
Plays / game
70.1
7 games
Team sack rate
2.9%
340 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #248 at the position.
His career
