Valparaiso University

Tarleton State (2023): Member of a team that went 8-3.

Bethune-Cookman (2022): Started his collegiate career with one season with the Wildcats… Started all 11 games, making a tackle in his debut on Sept. 3 against Miami… Was on the All-SWAC academic team at Bethune-Cookman.
 
Prep: Was All-State at cornerback and played in the Shrine Bowl … Had seven interceptions, 85 tackles (52 solos) and 3.5 tackles for loss in high school... Played four years of varsity football… Helped his team to a Class A state runner-up finish in 2018 at 10-3… Also played baseball and track & field all four years… Was ranked 4.5 stars by Kohls as a long snapper and top 30 in the Class of 2020… Had an interception, four pass breakups and four solo tackles in the 2018 Class A state semifinals vs. Bellevue West… Team captain on the gridiron as a senior… Member of the honor roll with a 4.0 GPA.
 
Personal: Is a 2020 graduate of Grand Island Senior High School in Grand Island, Nebraska … Son of Don McKinnis and Sheryl Strobel … Has seven siblings; three brothers named Jake, Matt and Casey, and four sisters named Frankie, Kelsey, Karley and Mallory… Pursuing a master’s in sports administration… Father Don was a Big Eight champion in the javelin at Kansas State and also played football from 1980-1985… His uncle Tim McKinnis was a minor league baseball pitcher and professional golfer… Hobbies include gaming, running, flying and traveling… Has a cat named spade.