Alabama DB Kool-Aid McKinstry 2024 NFL Draft Profile

Kool-Aid McKinstry, CB, Alabama

Height/Weight: 5-11, 199

Age: 21.6

Strengths

• Physical: Will play with intent at the line of scrimmage and rally head first against screens and underneath routes
• Zone instincts: Well-coached with a feel for route concepts and an innate timing
• Run Support: Willing to stick his nose in and make a play on the ball carrier

Areas of Improvement-Concerns

• Long Speed: Doesn’t have the top end speed to mirror and match on vertical patterns
• Tackling Technique: Too many I’ll-advised body blows compared to well fitted tackles
• Ball Awareness: Wish he had better ball skills and a more concrete understanding of how to play the pocket at the catch point

Evaluation:

McKinstry is an imposing corner built on brawn and brains. He doesn’t have the elite movement skills that you desire for a sticky man coverage player, but his instincts, competitiveness and overall demeanor against the pass and run make him an ideal candidate for zone heavy teams.

James Foster’s Latest Big Board Ranking:

28th overall, 4th ranked CB