Zaire McKinney
Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Charting
Where McKinney's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted5 targets charted
Game Log
Zaire McKinney's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 | @ Iowa | L 0–40 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2 |  Illinois State | L 24–28 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 3 | @ Arizona | L 17–42 | 5.3 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 |
| 4 | @ Georgia State | L 14–35 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 6 |  Air Force | L 7–28 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 7 | @ Wyoming | L 23–41 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 8 |  Hawai'i | L 21–56 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 9 | @ UNLV | L 24–31 | 4.3 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2026 · 2 games | 4.8 | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 12 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 3 | 1350th / 2089 |
| Yards | 26 | 1422nd / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 8.7 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 12 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 · Arizona | 67 | ~17 (5–23) | 3 | 25% |
| Wk 9 · UNLV | 74 | ~11 (3–18) | 2 | 15% |
| Season | 499 | 28 (8–46) | 5 | 6% |
Position Room
14 WRs on the Northern Illinois roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeAree Rogers | WR | SR | 64 | 633 | 5 | 28% | +0.49 |
| 0 | La'Don Bryant | WR | SO | 26 | 324 | 1 | 16% | +0.07 |
| 9 | George Dimopoulos | WR | JR | 18 | 241 | 1 | 11% | +0.54 |
| 7 | Cam Thompson | WR | SR | 16 | 164 | 1 | 12% | +0.17 |
| 3 | Rickey Taylor Jr. | WR | SO | 5 | 57 | 0 | 16% | +0.47 |
| 19 | Kelan McInerney | WR | SO | 4 | 60 | 0 | 5% | +0.53 |
| 88 | Zaire McKinney | WR | FR | 3 | 26 | 0 | 6% | +0.44 |
| 4 | Kenji Lewis | WR | SR | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | -0.60 |
| 6 | Afy Ibekwe | WR | FR | 1 | 13 | 0 | 6% | -0.12 |
| 12 | Tavaris Coles | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Kevin Holmes Jr. | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Jermaine Green Jr. | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | Braylon Agee | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | Justin Faulkner | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Northern Illinois depth chart →