Darryus McKinley
Ohio State Buckeyes
61
Depth

Darryus McKinley

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Is Darryus McKinley starting?

Darryus McKinley is No. 4 on the Ohio State Buckeyes depth chart at DT.

Darryus McKinley is listed DT #4 for Ohio State at 61 OVR.

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Depth at DT · Ohio State Buckeyes

  1. 19691Eddrick HoustonStarter
  2. 2385James Smith
  3. 35373Will Smith Jr.
  4. 49161Darryus McKinleyYou
  5. 55957Ashton Yeager

What's Next

Who do they play next?Pat Farrell — vs Illinois · Sat, Sep 26Who's the backup?James Smith — No. 2 at DT for Ohio StateHow do they compare?Michigan — The Game
Jersey
#91
Class
FR

Darryus McKinley is currently behind Eddrick Houston at DT on the Ohio State depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 92 overall this season.

Why this rating?

On a 93-rated defense; no production or recruiting data — rated at heuristic floor → 61.

Team defense (SP+)
93
Rating basis
Estimated / projected
Depth-chart adjustment
-14 for role; −16 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 19WKENTTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 59-3

Sep 5WBALLTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 56-3

Darryus McKinley's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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