Biography
2015 (Senior): Appeared and started all 12 games for the Panthers...Earned All-C-USA Honorable Mention honors...Recorded 54 tackles (42 solo), ranking No. 4 on the team...Led the team with three interceptions for 31 yards and tied for the team lead in pass breakups (8)...The eight pass breakups ranked tied for third in pass breakups in a season at FIU...Also had 2.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks and one forced a fumble...Ranked tied for ninth in passes defended (eight pass breakups; three interceptions) in C-USA...Had six-or-more tackles five times, including a career-high nine at Florida Atlantic (Oct. 31)...Named game captain at Florida Atlantic (10/31)...Registered six tackles (three solo) with two pass breakups at Marshall (11/14)...Notched a career-high nine tackles at Florida Atlantic (10/31)...Had six tackles with two pass breakups at Marshall (11/14)...Registered third interception of the season versus Old Dominion (10/24)...Recorded a then-career-high eight tackles and forced a fumble at Middle Tennessee (10/17)...Tallied second interception of the season, returning a pick for 31-yard touchdown versus UTEP (10/10)...Recorded a career-high seven tackles for the second-straight game, including 1.0 tackles for loss and pass breakup at UMass (10/3)...Tied a career-high in tackles with seven at LA Tech (9/26)...Also tallied two pass breakups versus the Bulldogs...Recorded first interception of the season while tallying two pass breakups and two tackles at Indiana (9/12)...Made season debut at UCF (9/3), recording one tackle.
2014 (Junior): Appeared in all 12 games for the Panthers, starting in nine...Recorded 37 tackles (28 solo) with 2.0 tackles for loss, two interceptions, five pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery... Appeared in all 12 games for the Panthers, starting in nine...Recorded 37 tackles (28 solo) with 2.0 tackles for loss, two interceptions, five pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery…His five pass breakups ranked second on the team…Had three-or-more tackles eight times...Recorded fifth-longest interception return in school history, returning a pick 71 yards for a touchdown at North Texas (11/22)…Notched first-career interception versus Middle Tennessee (11/15)…Also forced a fumble and recovered another while tallying three tackles versus the Blue Raiders…Recorded six tackles, including one for a two-yard loss at UTSA (10/11)…Registered a career-high seven tackles (six solo), including a safety (an eight-yard loss) versus Pittsburgh (9/13)…Had four tackles versus Wagner (9/6)…Made season debut versus Bethune-Cookman (8/30).
2013 (Sophomore): Appeared in five games, making two starts…started the season opener at Maryland (8/31), making one tackle and recovering a fumble…forced a fumble at Middle Tennessee (11/9).
2012 (Freshman): Appeared in 11 games as a true freshman, while starting vs. Middle Tennessee (10/13)…saw most action on special teams, while also contributing at cornerback…totaled 10 tackles, including nine solo stops, with one pass break-up, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble…recorded tackles in seven games, with a season-best three tackles in the Middle Tennessee game…also had two tackles in the Akron (9/8) game…forced a fumble vs. Middle Tennessee and recovered a fumble at Louisiana (9/29).
Miami Southridge: 2011 Associated Press Class 8A Second Team All-State...2011 Miami Herald Class 8A-6A First-Team All-Dade...as a senior, recorded over 1,000 all-purpose yards and seven touchdowns...played for the Miami-Dade team in the 18th annual Nike South Florida All-Star Game and was among the top eight players Rivals’ highlighted for their play in the game...played at all skill positions at Southridge, including quarterback, receiver and kick returner...team won the district championship en route to advancing to the Class 8A Regional Finals in 2011...a standout track athlete who ran the 100 and 200 meters, long jump and 4X100 relay...garnered three stars from Rivals...committed to FIU on Dec. 16, 2011...played for Coach Patrick Burrows
Personal: Parents - Samuel and Laconstance McKinnon...siblings - Tia, Rebecca, Samuel and Jade...born June 29, 1993...majoring in sports management...began playing football at age three...played youth football for Palmetto Bay Intramurals and Richmond Giants...cousin, Cedric McKinnon, is a former Bethune-Cookman player who spent nine seasons in the Arena Football League...cousin, Richard Leonard, is a current lettermen for the FIU football team.
Career Highs (at FIU)
Tackles: 9 at Florida Atlantic (Oct. 31, 2015)
TFL: 1.0 four times (last vs. UTEP - Oct. 10, 2015)
Sacks: 0.5 vs. WKU (Nov. 21, 2015)
Forced Fumbles: 1 four times (last at Middle Tennessee - Oct. 17, 2015)
Fumble Recoveries: 1 three times (last vs. Middle Tennessee - Nov. 15, 2014)
Interceptions: 1, five times (last vs. Old Dominion - Oct. 24, 2015)
Longest INT Return: Â 71 at North Texas (Nov. 22, 2014)
Pass Breakups: 2, three times (last at Marshall - Nov. 14, 2015)
Safeties: 1 vs. Pittsburgh (Sept. 13, 2014)
All-Purpose Yards: 71 at North Texas (Nov. 22, 2014)
