Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-13vs Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-0vs Rice | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
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Dylahn McKinney
Senior cornerback for Notre Dame. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 185 lb · Colleyville, TX
CFB Index 51 · #177 of 364 cornersLow confidenceTransferred Colorado → Notre Dame for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
1
interception · 2026
1 PBU · 1 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 1 PBU, vs Wisconsin
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback for Notre Dame. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Oklahoma State in 2022.
- 1 interception in 2025. Then 1 in 2026.
Dylahn McKinney
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Across five seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Mike Gundy, Deion Sanders and Marcus Freeman. The receipt: 1 tackles against Rice — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2022
- Signed with Oklahoma State3-star out of Colleyville Heritage
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022–2026
Notre Dame
Played his entire career under Marcus Freeman.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Notre Dame
2025Colorado
2026Notre Dame
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Oklahoma State7-6HC: Mike Gundy · Balanced, fast tempo
2023Oklahoma State10-4HC: Mike Gundy · Pass-leaning
2024Colorado9-4HC: Deion Sanders · Pass-leaning
2025Colorado3-9HC: Deion Sanders · Run-leaning
2026Notre Dame2-0HC: Marcus Freeman · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidenceFading
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 0.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
51 · #177 of 364 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #177 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Notre Dame | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Colorado | 34 | 27 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Colorado | 59 | 44 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Oklahoma State | 38 | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 134 | 96 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 19 | 5 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 41–13
vs Wisconsin
1 PD · 1 TD · 1 INT
Dominant 28-point win at home against Wisconsin.
With C. Carr — 239 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 81.3 · -6 rush yds (2 car) · A. Williams — 90 rush yds (20 car) · 2 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Press Corner
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Elijah Blades’s 2022 season.
85%match
Matches Elijah on
PD rate
Height
Class year
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaylen Clark's senior season at Boise State (2023).
86%match
Matches Jaylen on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Differs from Jaylen on
Tackle volume (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Dylahn McKinney
The secondary · Notre Dame
- #8Adon Shuler52 tackles · 2025
- #9Tae Johnson48 tackles · 2025
- #2Dylahn McKinney34 tackles · 2025
- #15Leonard Moore31 tackles · 2025
- #28Luke Talich25 tackles · 2025
13 more on the roster · Notre Dame team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology