University of Dayton Athletics

2024 (R-Junior)
• Named the winner of UD's Chief Toscani Hitter Award
• 2024 PFL Academic Honor Roll
• Appeared in 11 games
• Tallied 77 tackles (33 solo)
• Recorded 10 tackles for a loss and four sacks
• Also forced a fumble and had two pass deflections

2023 (R-Sophomore)
• Started all 11 games
• Second on the team with 87 tackles (31 solo) 
• Led team with 12.5 TFL (2nd in the PFL)
• Had two sacks, two QBH, two fumble recoveries and caused three fumbles (tied for second in the PFL)
• Tallied 14 tackles in 2022, and he beat that in his first game of 2023 with 15 in his first career start at Illinois State
• UD's Most Improved Defensive Player of the Year 
• Named Honorable Mention All- PFL 
• Was a member of the 2023 PFL Academic Honor Roll

2022 (R-Freshman)
• Appeared in 10 games and recorded 14 tackles
• Recorded 1.5 tackles for loss
• Member of the 2022 PFL Academic Honor Roll

2021 (Freshman)
• Redshirted the 2021 season
• Member of the 2021 PFL Academic Honor Roll

PRIOR TO UD: 
High School 
• Most Valuable Defensive Back on Trinity’s 2019 Kentucky state champs
• Trinity also won the state title in 2017 and 2020
• Had 42 tackles, four interceptions four PBU, three sacks, two TFL and one fumble recovery
• Honorable Mention Academic All-State

Personal
• Son of Mike and Lisa McKinley
• Has a brother named Collin
• Majoring in Marketing