Last confirmed: UCLA, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · Richmond, CA · Contra Costa College
Takkarist McKinley: DL · UCLA · #98.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Takkarist McKinley
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Second year in the UCLA defensive front. A game that shows it: 11 tackles against California — Week 13, 2016.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
61 tackles. 6 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 18 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 him by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 17
Sports Illustrated Oct 11Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-31@ Texas A&M | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 17-14@ BYU | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-22vs No. 7 Stanford | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-24vs Arizona | 5 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-23@ Arizona State | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-27@ Washington State | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 45-52vs No. 19 Utah | 6 | 6 | 5.0 | 3.0 | — | 2 | 3 sacks |
| Wk 10 | L 10-20@ No. 21 Colorado | 7 | 7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 11 | W 38-24vs Oregon State | 6 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-36vs No. 15 USC | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-36@ California | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Total | 61 | 50 | 18.0 | 10.0 | — | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
30%18 TFLSack rate
16%10 sacksHurry rate
5%3 hurries61 tackles · 18 for loss · 10 sacks.
2 seasons under Jim Mora — 12-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.8 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Road6g | 6.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.8 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Mora
Pass share
59.1%
491 pass / 340 run
Plays / game
69.2
12 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
521 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
61 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at UCLA, 10 sacks — drafted at #26 overall by the Atlanta Falcons.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2014–2016
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jim Mora.
Where he ended up · NFL
Atlanta FalconsEntering 10th NFL season
Atlanta FalconsEntering 10th NFL season
