Defensive back, Alabama, 2021–23
Kool-Aid McKinstry
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2023)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Birmingham, AL
- Born
- Sep 30, 2002, in Birmingham, Alabama
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Kool-Aid McKinstry played defensive back at Alabama (2021–23). The New Orleans Saints took McKinstry in round 2, No. 41 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Team titles: SEC champions, 2021 and 2023
All-America: AP 2023; Sporting News 2023; Athlon Sports 2023; CBS Sports 2023; Phil Steele 2023; Pro Football Focus 2023; Sports Illustrated 2023; USA Today 2023
Defense
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
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.
Game by game
2023 Alabama 14 games, 32 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Sacks | Int | PD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 56–7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Texas | L 24–34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 16 | at South Florida | W 17–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Ole Miss | W 24–10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 30 | at Mississippi State | W 40–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 7 | at Texas A&M | W 26–20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Arkansas | W 24–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Tennessee | W 34–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 4 | vs. LSU | W 42–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 11 | at Kentucky | W 49–21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Chattanooga | W 66–10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 25 | at Auburn | W 27–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 2 | vs. Georgia | W 27–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Michigan | L 20–27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
2022 Alabama 12 games, 34 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Sacks | Int | PD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Utah State | W 55–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
| Sep 10 | atTexas | W 20–19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 17 | vs. UL Monroe | W 63–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 55–3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – | – | 5 |
| Oct 1 | atArkansas | W 49–26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Texas A&M | W 24–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Mississippi State | W 30–6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Nov 5 | atLSU | L 31–32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 12 | atOle Miss | W 30–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. Austin Peay | W 34–0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Auburn | W 49–27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Kansas State | W 45–20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
2021 Alabama 9 games, 26 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Sacks | Int | PD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs. Mercer | W 48–14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 18 | at Florida | W 31–29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 25 | vs. Southern Miss | W 63–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 6 | vs.LSU | W 20–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 20 | vs.Arkansas | W 42–35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 27 | atAuburn | W 24–22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 4 | vs.Georgia | W 41–24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Cincinnati | W 27–6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Jan 10 ✦ | vs.Georgia | L 18–33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2024 | Combine or pro day 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11½″ | |
| Weight | 199 lb | |
| Arm length | 32″ | |
| Hand size | 8½″ | |
| Wingspan | 75⅞″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.52 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.44 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 34½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′1″ |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 34 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New Orleans Saints | 12 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | New Orleans Saints | 17 | 75 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 (so far) | New Orleans Saints | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 34 | 137 | 0 | 3 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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