2018 Football Roster
Whitfield, McKinley
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Jersey Number 5
McKinley Whitfield
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 217
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Spiro, Okla.
- High School:
- Spiro
Bio
TULSA – A three-year letterwinner and returning starter … has played in all 38 career games and has 14 starts since coming to Tulsa … has 193 career tackles, 8.5 stops for -26 yards, 12 pass break-ups and two interceptions … 2017 – Played and started all 12 games … began the season at the STAR linebacker position … started the first three games at STAR, but due to injuries moved back to safety and started the final nine games at that position … had a team-leading 113 stops, including 67 solos and six stops for -18 yards, eight pass break-ups and one interception … was an honorable mention American Athletic Conference selection … had eight double-figure tackle games, including in six consecutive games … totaled a career-high of 14 tackles against both Tulane and Navy … compiled 11 tackles vs. Temple … totaled 11 tackles and two pass break-ups at SMU … also had 10 stops vs. UConn, Houston, UNM, Oklahoma State … among his 10 stops at UConn were three TFLs for -9 yards … also had three pass breakups and a 51-yard interception return vs. Houston, earning AAC weekly honor roll mention … started his first game at STAR in the season opener at Oklahoma State, and had 10 tackles, including three stops for -9 yards … compiled eight stops, including seven solos, and one pass break-up vs. No. 21 Memphis … totaled seven stops and one pass break-up at No. 23 USF … 2016 – Played in all 13 games and started two contests … had 59 tackles, 2.5 stops for -8 yards, 4 pass breakups, two blocked punts, one interception and one fumble-recovery … totaled four stops and a fumble recovery for a touchdown off a muffed punt in the season opener against San Jose State … had five stops vs. North Carolina A&T, while adding two blocked punts and one interception, all 3 leading to TDs … had a career-high eight tackles and had one TFL for -5 yards vs. SMU … started his first career game vs. Tulane, and tied his career-best with eight stops … tallied seven tackles at both Houston and Memphis … totaled 5 tackles and one PBU vs. Central Michigan in the Miami Beach Bowl … 2015 –Played as a true freshman … saw action in all 13 games, playing on defense and special teams … was credited with 21 tackles … recovered an onside kick against Oklahoma that led to a touchdown on the subsequent first play from scrimmage … also had two tackles against Oklahoma … had a season-best three tackles against Memphis … also had two stops against UL-Monroe, UCF and Navy.
HIGH SCHOOL – Was a four-year letterwinner at Spiro High School … played quarterback and safety … was named the Times-Record Oklahoma Offensive Player of the Year … rushed for 1,223 yards and 14 touchdowns on 128 carries his senior season, while passing for 892 yards and eight … was ranked No. 9 on The Oklahoman’s Super 30 list of the state’s top college recruits … ranked as the 11th top prospect in the state of Oklahoma by Rivals.com … recorded over 100 tackles both his junior and senior seasons … was named to the Oklahoma Coaches Association (OCA) all-sate team as a senior … earned honorable mention all-state honors by the Tulsa World and The Oklahoman his senior season … also lettered four years in basketball and three years in track … high school coach was Chris Bunch.
PERSONAL – Favorite NFL team is the Seattle Seahawks … enjoys fishing and playing video games … his favorite NFL player is Kam Chancellor … his favorite movie is Black Panther … lists Any Given Sunday and The Program as his favorite sports movies … the meal he prepares most often is spaghetti and salad … his favorite actor is Will Smith … favorite TV show is “Game of Thrones” … has two older siblings … parents are William and Joanne Whitfield … majoring in organizational studies … born November 28, 1996.
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