Running back, Tulsa (from Sam Houston, New Mexico), 2023–⁠26

D.J. McKinney

Number
No. 4
Height
5′9″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Tulsa, OK

D.J. McKinney plays running back for Tulsa, after Sam Houston (2023–⁠24) and New Mexico (2025).

2026 so far

72 rushing yards

Last game: at Navy, L 26–⁠34

Next game: vs. Army, Oct 23

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 7OKST
  2. 7@SHSU
  3. 56ETAM
  4. 2@NAVY

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

138rushing yards, career highat UTEP, 20242rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Nevada, 2025

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Sam Houston974815.0359
2025New Mexico1114644.2754
2026Tulsa13725.5016
Career2211,0174.61059

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Sam Houston12998.3020
2025New Mexico1516110.7039
2026Tulsa3165.3020
Career302769.2039

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2025New Mexico34605731

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2024Sam Houston430000
2025New Mexico110000
Career540000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Sam Houston4RBRS
2024Sam Houston4RBFr.
2025New Mexico4RBSo.
2026Tulsa4RBJr.5′9″190

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2024Sam Houston980.1546th (n=434)0.1614.413%0.10
2025New Mexico1340.1771st (n=576)0.1022.816%0.18
2026Tulsa18-0.04––-0.7––

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025New Mexico40%3.000.800.8010%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Tulsa 5 games, 72 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5vs.Oklahoma StateW 24–⁠102702140
Sep 12atSam HoustonW 23–⁠17370–––
Sep 19vs.East Texas A&MW 42–⁠07560–––
Sep 26atArkansasL 6–⁠34–––120
Oct 10atNavyL 26–⁠34120–––
2025 New Mexico 13 games, 464 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30atMichiganL 17–⁠34250110
Sep 6vs.Idaho StateW 32–⁠227450170
Sep 12atUCLAW 35–⁠10218911200
Sep 27vs.New Mexico StateW 38–⁠20113602100
Oct 3atSan José StateL 28–⁠354110–––
Oct 11atBoise StateL 25–⁠413150–––
Oct 18vs.NevadaW 24–⁠2283923430
Oct 25vs.Utah StateW 33–⁠14115311110
Nov 1atUNLVW 40–⁠357201100
Nov 15vs.Colorado StateW 20–⁠17175212570
Nov 22atAir ForceW 20–⁠314430160
Nov 28vs.San Diego StateW 23–⁠174461110
Dec 26 ✦vs.MinnesotaL 17–⁠202100150
2024 Sam Houston 12 games, 481 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31atRiceW 34–⁠146310–––
Sep 7atUCFL 14–⁠457220–––
Sep 14vs.Hawai’iW 31–⁠1311440–––
Sep 21vs.New Mexico StateW 31–⁠1110580–––
Sep 28vs.Texas StateW 40–⁠3995502220
Oct 3atUTEPW 41–⁠211413823280
Oct 16vs.Western KentuckyL 14–⁠31104502170
Oct 22vs.Florida InternationalW 10–⁠712291260
Oct 29vs.Louisiana TechW 9–⁠3390–––
Nov 16atKennesaw StateW 23–⁠178270260
Nov 23atJacksonville StateL 11–⁠215210–––
Dec 19 ✦vs.Georgia SouthernW 31–⁠262201200

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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