Daraun McKinney: DB · Central Michigan · #5.
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Daraun McKinney
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Second year in the Central Michigan secondary. On tape: 14 tackles against Bowling Green, Week 11, 2024.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
53 tackles. 9 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Central Michigan | 53 | 41 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 9 | -- |
| 2023 | Central Michigan | 39 | 24 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| Career | 92 | 65 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 13 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-10vs Central Connecticut | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 9-30@ Illinois | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 22-21vs San Diego State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 25-27vs Ohio | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 34-38@ Eastern Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-46@ Miami (OH) | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-23vs Bowling Green | 14 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 10-37@ Toledo | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 16-14vs Western Michigan | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | L 16-24@ Northern Illinois | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 41 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 9 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
17%9 pass breakupsTackle volume
53tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL53 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 sack · 9 pass breakups.
2 seasons under Jim McElwain, all run-leaning offenses — 9-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 6.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Road5g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim McElwain
Pass share
40.4%
301 pass / 444 run
Plays / game
62.1
12 games
Team sack rate
8.4%
323 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons at Central Michigan, 92 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Kirk Ferentz and Jim McElwain.
