Benardrick McKinney

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Benardrick McKinney
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No. 55 Houston Texans
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1992-11-19) November 19, 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth: Tunica, Mississippi
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Career information
High school: Tunica (MS) Rosa Fort
College: Mississippi State
NFL draft: 2015 / Round: 2 / Pick: 43
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First Team All-SEC (2014)
  • Freshman All-American (2012)
  • Freshman All-SEC (2012)
Career NFL statistics as of 2015
Total tackles: 63
Sacks: 1.0
Forced fumbles: 0
Interceptions: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Benardrick Cornelius McKinney (born November 19, 1992) is an American football linebacker for the Houston Texans of the National Football League(NFL). He played college football at Mississippi State. He was a second-round selection (43rd overall) in the 2015 NFL Draft.[1]

High school career

A native of Tunica, Mississippi, McKinney attended Rosa Fort High School, where he played linebacker and quarterback for the football varsity and also started for the basketball team. In his junior season, McKinney threw for 530 yards with five touchdowns and rushed for 100 yards and one score, while also serving as the team's punter. On defense, he was credited with 34 tackles on the season. As a senior, McKinney accounted for 2,036 total yards of offense and 22 touchdowns (seven on the ground and fifteen passes) with 1,334 passing and 702 yards rushing. He also almost doubled his tackle total with 66. For postseason honors, the state’s high school coaches selected him to the North/South All-Star Game as a linebacker.

Regarded as a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com, McKinney was ranked as the No. 49 athlete in his class.[2] He was recruited by Memphis, Southern Miss and Mississippi State. Eventually accepting the Bulldogs' scholarship offer,[3] McKinney became the first Rosa Fort player to sign with an SEC program since 2001.

College career

After redshirting his initial year at Mississippi State, McKinney played in all 13 games in the 2012 season. By the fourth game, he made the starting lineup and remained there for the rest of the season. A week later at Kentucky McKinney posted 12 tackles (10 solo), 1.0 tackles for loss and first two career pass breakups, earning him Co-SEC Freshman of the Week, alongside Johnny Manziel.[4] The week after that he recorded a season-high 14 tackles at home against Tennessee, which he tied later in a loss to Texas A&M. For the season, McKinney totalled 102 tackles, which led all SEC freshmen and tied for second among freshman in the FBS. He earned All-SEC Freshman honors by the SEC coaches and ESPN.com,[5] and was named a First-Team Freshman All-American by CBSSports.com, FoxSportsNext, Phil Steele and CollegeFootballNews.com. As a sophomore, McKinney led the team in tackles with 71 and sacks with 3.5. As a junior he again led the team in tackles with 71. He was named first team All-SEC and was an All-American.[6][7]

After his junior season, McKinney entered the 2015 NFL Draft.[8]

Professional career

Prior to his junior season, McKinney was projected as a first-round selection in the 2015 NFL Draft,[9] which would make him the highest selected Mississippi State Bulldogs linebacker since Johnie Cooks in 1982.

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 4⅛ in 246 lb 33 in 9 in 4.66 s 1.63 s 2.73 s 4.27 s 7.21 s 40½ in 10 ft 1 in 16 reps
All values from NFL Combine[10]

References

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  2. http://247sports.com/Player/Benardrick-McKinney-8602?Institution=14286
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  4. http://insidemsusports.com/2012/10/08/mckinney-named-sec-co-freshman-of-the-week/
  5. ESPN.com SEC All-Freshman Team
  6. Benardrick McKinney earns Walter Camp first-team All-American
  7. Benardrick McKinney earns two more All-American honors
  8. Benardrick McKinney to enter draft
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