‘22 TX CB DJ McKinney (Notre Dame Transfer)

Dale · Jun 30, 2026

They have to try everyone at Nickel to see what they have or don’t have there

IRISHbluehen · Jun 30, 2026

He basically hasn't played football since October of last year, think he's gonna be a stud once he is up to speed

MeanGreenBeans · Jun 30, 2026

Having the option of McKinney or Gray on the outside opposite Moore and then the other one at nickel (with Golden also mixed in) is a pretty good spot to be in.

NDFAN2008 · Jun 30, 2026

MeanGreenBeans said:
Having the option of McKinney or Gray on the outside opposite Moore and then the other one at nickel (with Golden also mixed in) is a pretty good spot to be in.

You forgetting about Sanders?

MeanGreenBeans · Jun 30, 2026

NDFAN2008 said:
You forgetting about Sanders?

No. I just like the other 4 better this year.

GrangerIrish24 · Jun 30, 2026

RudyVerse said:
Matt Freeman said he’s had an up and down summer coming back from finishing up school work, and is primarily practicing at nickel which is a surprise to me.

Dear Matt

Please remove your wet blanket and allow us to continue to view him as a first round pick

pumpdog20 · Jun 30, 2026

RudyVerse said:
Matt Freeman said he’s had an up and down summer coming back from finishing up school work, and is primarily practicing at nickel which is a surprise to me.

I'll be honest... watching the second video on the opening page, I don't see someone better than Gray. I see a guy who gets beat and doesn't turn his head, most plays made in the highlight video is because he's going against subpar QBs in a shitty conference.

greyhammer90 · Jun 30, 2026

pumpdog20 said:
I'll be honest... watching the second video on the opening page, I don't see someone better than Gray. I see a guy who gets beat and doesn't turn his head, most plays made in the highlight video is because he's going against subpar QBs in a shitty conference.

II podcast (I think it was O'Malley) said after looking over the stats last year that statistically he's essentially identical to Gray except that he gets a lot less penalties. Since Gray gets a lot of those but is otherwise a quality D1 starter, that's what I'm hoping for. Anything beyond that would be icing.

Rocketman84 · Jun 30, 2026

RudyVerse said:
Matt Freeman said he’s had an up and down summer coming back from finishing up school work, and is primarily practicing at nickel which is a surprise to me.

No surprise he's been up and down to anyone whoever competed at the P4 level. He hasn't played any "real" Football since Nov 1 coupled with finishing up the academic load.

He'll be fine in September.

Rocketman84 · Jun 30, 2026

IRISHbluehen said:
He basically hasn't played football since October of last year, think he's gonna be a stud once he is up to speed

Exactly, no news here

notredomer23 · Jun 30, 2026

Funny how different sources have different info. O’Malley and Brice both have McKinney as one of the top stars of the summer

Rocketman84 · Jun 30, 2026

notredomer23 said:
Funny how different sources have different info. O’Malley and Brice both have McKinney as one of the top stars of the summer

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"

Ophiocordyceps · Jun 30, 2026

notredomer23 said:
Funny how different sources have different info. O’Malley and Brice both have McKinney as one of the top stars of the summer

How many practices have these guys viewed this summer?

greyhammer90 · Jun 30, 2026

Ophiocordyceps said:
How many practices have these guys viewed this summer?

If you're asking about Matt Freeman? Zero.
If you're asking about Tim O'Malley? Zero.
If you're asking about John Brice? Zero.

They all have sources within the program who have seen them though.

NDFAN2008 · Jun 30, 2026

MeanGreenBeans said:
No. I just like the other 4 better this year.

Sanders is probably our second best Cornerback

CoachB · Jun 30, 2026

NDFAN2008 said:
Sanders is probably our second best Cornerback

He looked good in the blue and gold game.

MeanGreenBeans · Jul 1, 2026

NDFAN2008 said:
Sanders is probably our second best Cornerback

Is that what your sources told you?

NDFAN420 · Jul 1, 2026

McKinney > Gray
Not really that close. Technique isn't lost after 1 sec of play and instincts are solid. A better nickel, boundary, or field corner than Gray.

dublinirish · Jul 15, 2026

per II podcast "mixed reviews" of his performances in summer workouts/PLP's

RudyVerse · Jul 15, 2026

Wouldn't surprise me if Sanders wins the job and McKinney provides valuable depth and doubles at both field and nickel.

arrowryan · Jul 15, 2026

The same II podcast that said Minchey > Carr?

Rocketman84 · Jul 15, 2026

arrowryan said:
The same II podcast that said Minchey > Carr?

notredomer23 · Jul 15, 2026

How much of the mixed reviews is because ND actually has good WRs now?

dublinirish · Jul 15, 2026

notredomer23 said:
How much of the mixed reviews is because ND actually has good WRs now?

that was the point they made on the pod, also McKinney hasnt played in a while and is coming off injury and missed spring because he was still enrolled at Colorado

allenm5333 · Jul 15, 2026

The whole segment was to not overreact. And here we are

NDohio · Jul 15, 2026

notredomer23 said:
How much of the mixed reviews is because ND actually has good WRs now?

They also said that they haven’t seen him. These reports are coming from “sources.” The way they talked about it, I didn’t feel like they were actually buying into the whole struggling reviews.

notredomer23 · Jul 15, 2026

NDohio said:
They also said that they haven’t seen him. These reports are coming from “sources.” The way they talked about it, I didn’t feel like they were actually buying into the whole struggling reviews.

dublinirish said:
that was the point they made on the pod, also McKinney hasnt played in a while and is coming off injury and missed spring because he was still enrolled at Colorado

Thanks. I haven't listened to the last few as it's seemingly been a mix of repetitive questions and ads for Zen AI.

DCDomer · Jul 15, 2026

If we're supposed to have the best secondary in the country, they SHOULD be locking up our WR's most of the time.

pumpdog20 · Jul 15, 2026

This is just a regurgitation of what's been known/said the last couple of weeks, correct?

He's coming off an injury and hasn't been live in a while. We'll worry about it during fall camp.

Irish#1 · Jul 15, 2026

allenm5333 said:
The whole segment was to not overreact. And here we are

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