Is DJ McKinney starting?
DJ McKinney is the projected starter at FCB for Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Redshirt senior · #2 · 6'1", 185 lbs
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Notre Dame Starting Lineup
- LDE
- LDT
- RDT
- RDE
- WLB
- MLB
- FCBDJ McKinneyThis player
- FS
- BS
- BCB
- NB
- RES
The Story
The Story
A 3-star recruit out of Colleyville Heritage, ranked #779 nationally coming out of high school.
- Jersey
- #2
- Class
- RS SR/TR
- Height
- 6'1"
- Weight
- 185 lbs
- Transfer
- Colorado
At 6'1", 185 lbs, DJ McKinney plays for a Notre Dame team rated 96 overall in the FBS Independents.
Recruiting Profile
- Stars
- ★★★☆☆3-star
- Composite
- 0.8696
- National Rank
- #779
- High School
- Colleyville Heritage
- Hometown
- Colleyville, TX
Why this rating?
On a 94-rated defense; 80th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 85 after depth penalty.
2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.
2026 Game Log
Oct 10WSTANTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- SOLO
- 2
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 58-7
Oct 3WUNCTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 37-26
Sep 26WPURTKL 3
- TKL
- 3
- SOLO
- 2
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 49-10
Sep 19WMSUTKL 0
- TKL
- 0
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final W 27-10
Sep 12WRICETKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 52-0
Sep 6WWISTKL 0
- TKL
- 0
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 1
- PD
- 1
Final W 41-13
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | WSTAN | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | WUNC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | WPUR | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | WMSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 12 | WRICE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | WWIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
DJ McKinney's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.