Takkarist McKinley

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Takkarist McKinley
Atlanta Falcons - No. 98
Defensive end
Date of birth: November 2, 1995
Place of birth: Oakland , California
Height: 1.88 m Weight: 113 kg
NFL debut
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career
College : UCLA
NFL Draft : 2017 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26
 Teams:
Current status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Selected NFL stats
as of week 17 of the 2019 season
Tackles     71
Sacks     16.5
forced fumbles     2
Interceptions     0
Statistics at NFL.com
Statistics at pro-football-reference.com

Takkarist Jaune McKinley (* 2. November 1995 in Oakland , California ) is an American American football player at the position of defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). Here he plays for the Atlanta Falcons .

Early years

McKinley went to high school in Richmond , California . He later went to the University of California, Berkeley , then to Contra Costa College and was finally transferred to the University of California, Los Angeles in 2014 .

NFL

McKinley was selected 26th in the first round by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2017 NFL Draft . On May 11, 2017, he signed a four-year contract with the Falcons. On the third day of his first year, in the game against the Detroit Lions , he recorded his first sack . In total, he scored six sacks in his first season and also forced two fumbles .

Individual evidence

  1. Takkarist McKinley's journey to UCLA fueled by memory of his grandmother .
  2. Takkarist McKinley Contract .