Dominick McKinley
LSU Tigers
79
Solid

Dominick McKinley

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LDTDefenseSolid
2nd String / Backup

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Dominick McKinley is listed 2nd string at LDT for LSU Tigers.

Junior · #96 · 6'6", 297 lbs

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Depth at LDT · LSU Tigers

  1. 19979Deuce GeraldsStarter
  2. 29679Dominick McKinleyYou
  3. 39266Brandon Brown

LSU Starting Lineup

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Up next for LSU

LSU plays Alabama at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 03:30 PM ET.

The Story

A Five-Star Talent

A 5-star recruit out of Acadiana, ranked #14 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 12 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sacks. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 79 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit5★ · #14 Natl2-Yr Total19 tackles · 4 sacksTeam Share2%
Lafayette, LA
Jersey
#96
Class
JR
Height
6'6"
Weight
297 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20251221
2024733

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★★5-star
Composite
0.9939
National Rank
#14
High School
Acadiana
Hometown
Lafayette, LA

Why this rating?

On a 99-rated defense; 66th-percentile production (×0.98 for competition level) put them +1 vs unit starters → 79. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team defense (SP+)
99
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 66% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top <1% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.98)
Depth-chart adjustment
+1 for role; −6 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

Oct 24WAUBTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-17

Oct 17WMSSTTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-0

Oct 3WMCNTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 63-14

Sep 26WTA&MTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 35-6

Sep 6WCLEMTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 51-10

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

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Team Role

12 tkl · 2 TFL · 1 sacks
Usage / Involvement17%
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