McKinney finished the 2024 season with 88 tackles (60 solo), including 1.0 sacks, 11 pass breakups, including eight interceptions, and one fumble recovery across 17 regular-season contests. McKinney signed a four-year, $67 million deal with Green Bay last offseason and went on to have a monster 2024 campaign, earning first-team All-Pro honors at safety. His eight interceptions were second most in the NFL, behind only Kerby Joseph's nine for the Lions. McKinney had a total of nine interceptions in 49 games with the Giants prior to signing with the Packers. McKinney played 100 percent of the defensive snaps in 14 of 17 contests and will be back manning free safety for defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley again in 2025.
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Team
Green Bay Packers
Birthdate
8/8/1998 (26)
Status
Active
HT/WT
6'0", 201 lbs
Draft Info
2020: Rd 2; Pk (NYG)
Birthplace
Roswell, GA, USA
Position
SAF
College
Alabama
Experience
5 seasons
Career History
Green Bay Packers
2024-Present
(1 season)
New York Giants
2020-2024
(4 seasons)
McKinney finished the 2024 season with 88 tackles (60 solo), including 1.0 sacks, 11 pass breakups, including eight interceptions, and one fumble recovery across 17 regular-season contests. McKinney signed a four-year, $67 million deal with Green Bay last offseason and went on to have a monster 2024 campaign, earning first-team All-Pro honors at safety. His eight interceptions were second most in the NFL, behind only Kerby Joseph's nine for the Lions. McKinney had a total of nine interceptions in 49 games with the Giants prior to signing with the Packers. McKinney played 100 percent of the defensive snaps in 14 of 17 contests and will be back manning free safety for defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley again in 2025.
McKinney tallied four tackles (three solo) and an interception in Sunday's 24-22 loss to the Bears. McKinney recorded an interception in each of the first five weeks of the regular season, and he closed the campaign by picking off his eighth pass as a Packer. He will play a key role as Green Bay's defense attempts to slow down the Eagles in its postseason opener.
McKinney recorded seven total tackles (five solo) in Sunday's 27-25 loss to the Vikings. McKinney played all 70 of Green Bay's defensive snaps, reaching at least seven tackles for the fourth time this season, all of which have come within the last seven games. The safety has had an outstanding first year with the Packers, compiling 84 total tackles (57 solo), including 1.0 sacks, while also adding a fumble recovery and 10 passes defensed, including a career-high seven interceptions, over 16 games.
McKinney finished Thursday's Week 13 win against the Dolphins with nine tackles (seven solo). McKinney tied his season-high mark in stops -- he previously totaled nine tackles Week 11 versus Chicago. It was a rare game without a pickoff this season for the safety, as he's now notched an interception in seven of his 12 games. McKinney has 63 total tackles, including 1.0 sacks, on the season.
McKinney recorded three total tackles (all solo) and defended two passes, including one interception, in Sunday's 38-10 win over the 49ers. McKinney continues to prove why the Packers made him one of the highest-paid safeties in the NFL, as he nabbed his seventh interception of the season in Week 12, tying Kerby Joseph for the NFL lead. The Alabama product has also played every single defensive snaps for Green Bay through 11 games, recording 54 total tackles and defending nine passes. He's expected to continue making plays as one of the league's premier ball hawks when the Packers host the Dolphins on Thursday night.
McKinney recorded nine total tackles (six solo) in Sunday's 20-19 win over the Bears. The first-year Packer posted a season-high nine stops in Sunday's narrow win, tying Carrington Valentine as Green Bay's leading tackler. McKinney has had a phenomenal start to his tenure in Green Bay, tallying 51 total tackles, including 1.0 sacks, and intercepting six passes while playing 100 percent of the team's defensive snaps through 10 games. He's expected to continue making plays as one of the NFL's top safeties when the Packers host the 49ers in Week 12.
McKinney recorded six tackles (four solo) and an interception during Sunday's 30-27 win at Jacksonville. After Sunday's win, McKinney now has an interception in six of the Packers' eight games, and he's alone at the top of the league in that category heading into Week 9. McKinney and Green Bay are now in line to host the Lions and Jared Goff, who has thrown 13 touchdowns and just four interceptions through seven games in 2024.
McKinney recorded six total tackles (five solo), including 1.0 sacks, in Sunday's 24-22 win over the Texans. McKinney continued his stretch of impressive play in Sunday's win, bringing his season totals up to 30 total tackles, including 1.0 sacks, and five interceptions across Green Bay's first seven games. The first-year Packer still leads the NFL in interceptions despite not having recorded a pick in either of his last two contests. With the emergence of 2024 fourth-round pick Evan Williams, the Packers' new and improved safety duo is shaping up to be one of the best in the league. Expect McKinney to continue making plays as Green Bay takes on the Jaguars in Week 8.
McKinney recorded three total tackles (two solo) and defended two passes, including one interception, in Sunday's 24-19 win over the Rams. McKinney made history by intercepting Matthew Stafford in the third quarter of Sunday's win, becoming the first player since 1970 to record an interception in each of his first five games with a team. The Alabama product continues to prove why the Packers made him one of the highest-paid safeties in the NFL this past offseason, having now recorded 20 total tackles and six passes defended, including five interceptions, across 320 defensive snaps. McKinney will look to extend his interception streak in Week 6 when the Packers host the Cardinals.