Position: Linebacker Name Benardrick McKinney Date joined 2011 Roster status: Active High school Tunica | Weight 111 kg Height 1.96 m | |
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Date of birth: (1992-11-19) November 19, 1992 (age 23) NFL draft: 2015 / Round: 2 / Pick: 43 Similar People Jaelen Strong, Eric Kendricks, Denzel Perryman, Preston Smith, Justin Tuggle Profiles | ||
Benardrick mckinney s nfl comparison
Benardrick Cornelius McKinney (born November 19, 1992) is an American football inside linebacker for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Mississippi State. He was a second-round selection (43rd overall) in the 2015 NFL Draft.
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- Benardrick mckinney s nfl comparison
- 2015 nfl draft profile mississippi state ilb benardrick mckinney
- High school career
- College career
- Professional career
- 2016 season
- References
2015 nfl draft profile mississippi state ilb benardrick mckinney
High school career
A native of Tunica, Mississippi, McKinney attended Rosa Fort High School, where he played linebacker and quarterback for the football varsity and also started for the basketball team. In his junior season, McKinney threw for 530 yards with five touchdowns and rushed for 100 yards and one score, while also serving as the team's punter. On defense, he was credited with 34 tackles on the season. As a senior, McKinney accounted for 2,036 total yards of offense and 22 touchdowns (seven on the ground and fifteen passes) with 1,334 passing and 702 yards rushing. He also almost doubled his tackle total with 66. For postseason honors, the state’s high school coaches selected him to the North/South All-Star Game as a linebacker.
Regarded as a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com, McKinney was ranked as the No. 49 athlete in his class. He was recruited by Memphis, Southern Miss and Mississippi State. Eventually accepting the Bulldogs' scholarship offer, McKinney became the first Rosa Fort player to sign with an SEC program since 2001.
College career
After redshirting his initial year at Mississippi State, McKinney played in all 13 games in the 2012 season. By the fourth game, he made the starting lineup and remained there for the rest of the season. A week later at Kentucky McKinney posted 12 tackles (10 solo), 1 tackle for loss and his first two career pass breakups, earning him Co-SEC Freshman of the Week, alongside Johnny Manziel. The week after that he recorded a season-high 14 tackles at home against Tennessee, which he tied later in a loss to Texas A&M. For the season, McKinney totalled 102 tackles, which led all SEC freshmen and tied for second among freshmen in the FBS. He earned All-SEC Freshman honors by the SEC coaches and ESPN.com, and was named a First-Team Freshman All-American by CBSSports.com, FoxSportsNext, Phil Steele and CollegeFootballNews.com. As a sophomore, McKinney led the team in tackles with 71 and sacks with 3.5. As a junior, he again led the team in tackles with 71. He was named first-team All-SEC and was an All-American.
After his junior season, McKinney entered the 2015 NFL Draft.
Professional career
Prior to his junior season, McKinney was projected as a first-round selection in the 2015 NFL Draft, which would have made him the highest-selected Mississippi State Bulldogs linebacker since Johnie Cooks in 1982.
2016 season
Benardrick was awarded Second Team All-Pro 2016 after finishing the regular season as the only inside linebacker in the NFL with at least 100 tackles and 5 sacks. He finished the season with 129 total tackles.