Safety, Oregon, 2018–21
Verone McKinley III
- Number
- No. 23
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 196 lb
- Class (2021)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Carrollton, TX
- Born
- Jun 29, 1999
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Verone McKinley III played safety at Oregon (2018–21). He was a consensus All‑American in 2021.
At a glance
Career highs
9tackles, career hightwice; last at USC, 20202interceptions, career hightwice; last vs. Stony Brook, 2021Honors
Defense
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Oregon | 23 | S | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Oregon | 23 | S | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Oregon | 23 | S | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Oregon | 23 | S | So. (Yr 4) | 5′11″ | 196 |
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
2021 Oregon 14 games, 77 tackles, 6 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Fresno State | W 31–24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at Ohio State | W 35–28 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Stony Brook | W 48–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Arizona | W 41–19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Stanford | L 24–31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. California | W 24–17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at UCLA | W 34–31 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Colorado | W 52–29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Washington | W 26–16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Washington State | W 38–24 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | at Utah | L 7–38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Oregon State | W 38–29 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 3 | vs.Utah | L 10–38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Oklahoma | L 32–47 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Oregon 7 games, 41 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7 | vs.Stanford | W 35–14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | atWashington State | W 43–29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs.UCLA | W 38–35 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atOregon State | L 38–41 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 5 | atCalifornia | L 17–21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 18 | at USC | W 31–24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Iowa State | L 17–34 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Oregon 13 games, 46 tackles, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Auburn | L 21–27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Nevada | W 77–6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Montana | W 35–3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 21 | atStanford | W 21–6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs.California | W 17–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs.Colorado | W 45–3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | atWashington | W 35–31 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Washington State | W 37–35 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | atUSC | W 56–24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.Arizona | W 34–6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Arizona State | L 28–31 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Oregon State | W 24–10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 6 | vs.Utah | W 37–15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Oregon 3 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Bowling Green | W 58–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Portland State | W 62–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. San José State | W 35–22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2022 Senior Bowl (National team, won 20–10).
| Drill | Combine 2022 | Combine or pro day 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′10″ | |
| Weight | 198 lb | |
| Arm length | 30⅝″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ | |
| Wingspan | 72¾″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.65 sW | |
| 10-yard split | 1.69 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 35″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ | |
| Bench press | 16 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.12 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.38 sW |
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). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 8 games with a stat; latest team: Arizona Cardinals.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Miami Dolphins | 8 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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