Receiver, Cincinnati (from Arkansas), 2012–15
Mekale McKay
Lettered 2013–14 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 82
- Height
- 6′5″
- Hometown
- Louisville, KY
- Born
- Aug 4, 1993, in Louisville, Kentucky
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Mekale McKay played receiver at Arkansas (2012) and Cincinnati (2013–15).
Career highs
9catches, career hightwice; last vs. East Carolina, 2014175receiving yards, career highvs. Toledo, 20143receiving touchdowns, career highat Rutgers, 2013Team titles: American champions, 2014
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Arkansas | 21 | 317 | 15.1 | 2 | 61 |
| 2013 | Cincinnati | 16 | 485 | 30.3 | 7 | 66 |
| 2014 | Cincinnati | 44 | 725 | 16.5 | 8 | 80 |
| 2015 | Cincinnati | 27 | 507 | 18.8 | 2 | 88 |
| Career | 108 | 2,034 | 18.8 | 19 | 88 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Arkansas | 82 | WR | |
| 2013 | Cincinnati | 82 | WR | |
| 2014 | Cincinnati | 82 | WR | |
| 2015 | Cincinnati | 82 | WR | 6′5″ |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Cincinnati | 10 | 2.01 | – | – | 20.1 | – |
| 2014 | Cincinnati | 71 | 0.67 | 74th (n=496) | 0.52 | 47.9 | 8% |
| 2015 | Cincinnati | 45 | 0.75 | 83rd (n=465) | 0.53 | 33.8 | 5% |
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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2015 Cincinnati 10 games, 27 catches, 507 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 52–10 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. | L 26–34 | 2 | 105 | 1 | 88 | – |
| Sep 24 | at | L 46–53 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 34–23 | 4 | 91 | 1 | 52 | – |
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 37–13 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Nov 7 | at | L 30–33 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 23 | – |
| Nov 14 | vs. | W 49–38 | 6 | 101 | 0 | 31 | – |
| Nov 20 | at | L 27–65 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Nov 28 | at | W 19–16 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 25 | – |
| Dec 24 ✦ | vs. | L 7–42 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7 | – |
2014 Cincinnati 13 games, 44 catches, 725 yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 58–34 | 9 | 175 | 1 | 52 | – |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 31–24 | 3 | 40 | 2 | 27 | – |
| Sep 27 | at | L 28–50 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Oct 4 | vs. | L 14–41 | 2 | 89 | 1 | 80 | – |
| Oct 11 | at | L 34–55 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | – |
| Oct 18 | at | W 41–3 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 39 | – |
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 34–17 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Oct 31 | at | W 38–14 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 54–46 | 9 | 172 | 2 | 55 | – |
| Nov 22 | at | W 41–0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Nov 29 | at | W 14–6 | 6 | 39 | 1 | 14 | – |
| Dec 6 | vs. | W 38–31 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 31 | – |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | L 17–33 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 31 | – |
2013 Cincinnati 10 games, 16 catches, 485 yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at | L 17–45 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 66–9 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 40 | – |
| Oct 5 | at | L 20–26 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 22 | – |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 41–16 | 2 | 93 | 0 | 56 | – |
| Oct 30 | at | W 34–21 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 28–25 | 2 | 69 | 1 | 62 | – |
| Nov 16 | at | W 52–17 | 3 | 124 | 3 | 66 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | at | W 24–17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Dec 5 | vs. | L 24–31 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 57 | – |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | L 17–39 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | – |
2012 Arkansas 10 games, 21 catches, 317 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 49–24 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Sep 8 | vs. | L 31–34 | 2 | 74 | 1 | 61 | – |
| Sep 15 | vs. | L 0–52 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Sep 22 | vs. | L 26–35 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 32 | – |
| Sep 29 | at | L 10–58 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Oct 6 | at | W 24–7 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Oct 13 | vs. | W 49–7 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Nov 10 | at | L 20–38 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 23 | – |
| Nov 17 | at | L 14–45 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | L 13–20 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 28 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2016 | Combine or pro day 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅝″ | |
| Weight | 207 lb | |
| Arm length | 30⅝″ | |
| Hand size | 9½″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.55 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.53 s | |
| Vertical jump | 35″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′3″ | |
| Bench press | 12 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.08 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.63 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | AAF | San Antonio Commanders |
| 2020 | XFL | New York Guardians |
| 2020–21 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers * |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.
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