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Name: DJ McKinney (Transfer from Sam Houston)
College: New Mexico      Number: 4
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 5-08   Weight: 182
Position:  Pos2: KR
Class/Draft Year: rSo/2028

40 Low: 4.45
   40 Time: 4.53
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 Data Scout Notes: X-Co-Starter in 25/12GP-109-454-4.2-7 in 25/14-158-0Rec 2025: NAC...2024: ROYC/ARTC...12-09-24 Transfer from Sam Houston...2023: NAC

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 DJ McKinney, New Mexico, Player News

  11/15/25 - RB DJ McKinneyrSo/2028, New Mexico, 5-08, 182 (DS#62 RB) + More +

  D.J. McKinney and Jack Layne each scored rushing touchdowns as New Mexico got past Colorado State 20-17 on Saturday. A defensive battle, the first points of the game came from McKinney's 1-yard rush with 6:17 remaining in the first half. Luke Drzewiecki kicked a 45-yard field goal as time ran out in the half to send the Lobos (7-3, 4-2 Mountain West) to the locker rooms with a 10-point lead. Colorado State scored 10 straight points in the third, with Rocky Beers catching a 3-yard touchdown to get points on the board for the Rams (2-8, 1-5). Layne's 12-yard rush gave the Lobos the lead for good, and a 35-yard field goal by Drzewiecki proved to be the winning score. Layne was 13-of-25 passing for 226 yards, and added 23 rushing yards on 10 carries. McKinney led with 52 yards on 17 carries. Darius Curry completed 26 of his 34 passes for 248 yards and two touchdowns for the Rams, but was intercepted three times. Each team committed four turnovers. - New Mexico/AP College Football

(DS#62 RB) rSo/2028 RB DJ McKinneyNew Mexico
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  10/25/25 - RB DJ McKinneyrSo/2028, New Mexico, 5-08, 182 (DS#62 RB) + More +

  D.J. McKinney scored twice and Damon Bankston capped the afternoon with a long touchdown run as New Mexico rolled past Utah State 33–14 on Saturday in Mountain West play. McKinney opened the scoring with a 49-yard punt return touchdown and added a 1-yard TD run early in the second quarter to spark a dominant first half. The Lobos (5–3, 2–2) also recorded a safety and got a 41-yard field goal from Luke Drzewiecki before Jack Layne connected with Cade Keith for a 40-yard touchdown, building a 26–7 halftime lead.

Bankston sealed the win in the fourth quarter, breaking free for a 41-yard touchdown run to finish with 84 yards on 13 carries. Layne completed 17 of 22 passes for 183 yards and a score, while Keith caught seven passes for 104 yards. Miles Davis scored on a 64-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, and Bryson Barnes hit Braden Pegan on a 13-yard scoring pass early in the fourth for Utah State (4-4, 2-2). Davis led the Aggies with 110 rushing yards. Pegan had 108 receiving. New Mexico' got an interception from CJ McBean, notched three sacks and held Utah State to 164 passing yards. The Lobos outgained the Aggies 407–306 and never trailed in earning their fifth win of the season. - New Mexico/AP College Football


(DS#62 RB) rSo/2028 RB DJ McKinneyNew Mexico
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  10/19/25 - RB DJ McKinneyrSo/2028, New Mexico, 5-08, 182 (DS#62 RB) + More +

  D.J. McKinney ran for two touchdowns, Scottre Humphrey added a TD run and New Mexico beat Nevada 24-22 on Saturday night, the Wolf Pack's fifth loss in a row. Jack Layne was 14-of-22 passing for 138 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions and added 71 yards rushing on eight carries for New Mexico (4-3, 1-2 Mountain West Conference). Humphrey finished with 13 carries for 58 yards. McKinney had 39 yards rushing and caught three passes for 43 yards. McKinney scored on a 2-yard run to cap a 16-play, 75-yard opening drive that made it 7-0 with 7:16 left in the first quarter.

The Lobos went 91 yards in 11 plays to take a 14-3 lead when Humphrey ran for a 1-yard TD with 6:51 remaining until halftime. Nevada (1-6, 0-3), on the opening drive of the second half, failed to convert on a fourth-and-1 when Caleb Ramseur was stopped for no gain at the Wolf Pack 32. Four plays later McKinney ran for a 22-yard score to make 22-12. Luke Drzewiecki capped the scoring with a 29-yard field goal. Ramseur ran for touchdowns of 3 and 4 yards for Nevada. Joe McFadded made three field goals. On fourth-and-7 from midfield and trailing 24-22 with 2:34 to play. - New Mexico/AP College Football


(DS#62 RB) rSo/2028 RB DJ McKinneyNew Mexico
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