Kingston McKinstry
Kingston McKinstry
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He has spent three seasons in the East Carolina secondary. The receipt: 4 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Navy — Week 14, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at East Carolina, 37 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mike Houston.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Harrell
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | East Carolina | 13 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | East Carolina | 20 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | East Carolina | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 37 | 18 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to John Broussard Jr.’s 2020 season.
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As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Robert Daniel's sophomore season at Eastern Michigan (2022).
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