Kool-Aid McKinstry: DB · Alabama · #1.
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Kool-Aid McKinstry
Erases the deep middle of the field. Three seasons in the Alabama secondary to date. All-America (AP) (Associated Press) in 2023 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Texas A&M — Week 6, 2023.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 7 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 28
Heavy Oct 28
Saturday Down South Oct 24
The Tuscaloosa News Oct 15Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-7vs Middle Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-34vs No. 11 Texas | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 17-3@ South Florida | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-10vs No. 15 Ole Miss | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 40-17@ Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 26-20@ Texas A&M | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-21vs Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-20vs No. 17 Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 42-28vs No. 13 LSU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-21@ Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 66-10vs Chattanooga | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-24@ Auburn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-24vs No. 1 Georgia | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 20-27vs No. 1 Michigan | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 24 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
22%7 pass breakupsTackle volume
32tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFL32 tackles · 2 for loss · 7 pass breakups.
3 seasons under Nick Saban — 36-6 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Saban
Pass share
37.3%
325 pass / 546 run
Plays / game
62.2
14 games
Team sack rate
13.0%
378 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2023
Named to an All-America team by a recognized selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Selector Grid · 2023
How it ended
Three seasons at Alabama, 92 tackles, an All-American season (2023) — drafted at #41 overall by the New Orleans Saints.
A stat line in 33 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2023)
named by 7 selectors
ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM
All-SEC 1st team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Nick Saban.
Next stop · NFL
New Orleans SaintsEntering 3rd NFL season
New Orleans SaintsEntering 3rd NFL season
