Kingston McKinstry: DB · East Carolina · #25.
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Kingston McKinstry
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Three seasons in the East Carolina secondary to date. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Navy — Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | East Carolina | 13 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | East Carolina | 20 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | East Carolina | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 37 | 18 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 20-14@ Old Dominion | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 19-21vs App State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-35@ Liberty | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-31@ Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 20-34vs Navy | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
 Bowl | W 26-21vs NC State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Houston
Pass share
47.9%
427 pass / 465 run
Plays / game
68.6
13 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
448 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at East Carolina, 37 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Houston → Blake Harrell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
