Player NIL profileNotre Dame Football
Notre Dame · Football
DJ McKinney
CB · Senior · #2 · 6' 1" · 185 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Colleyville, TX
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Estimated NIL value
$288K
Notre Dame · Football
DJ McKinney
CB · Senior · #2 · 6' 1" · 185 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Colleyville, TX
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Estimated NIL value
$288K
Notre Dame · Football
CB · Senior · #2 · 6' 1" · 185 lbs
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Latest source check Aug 26, 2026
Position
Cornerback
Class
Senior
Jersey
#2
Height
6' 1"
Weight
185 lbs
Hometown
Colleyville, TX
From Colleyville, TX
Estimated NIL value
$288K
Modeled from role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $204.5K
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DJ McKinney is a 6' 1" 185 lbs Senior Cornerback for Notre Dame and is listed by ESPN from Colleyville, TX. DJ McKinney ranks 46th within the current Notre Dame football roster. The modeled value is $288K, with $204.5K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
0.6%
Football pool: $35.1M
Pool share of school
0.4%
Notre Dame roster market: $46.35M
Roster dollars tracked
$35.1M
Notre Dame Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Recruit rating
3-star
Transfer history
Colorado to Notre Dame
2026 portal cycle / Jan 9, 2026 / Immediate
New Mexico to Tulsa
2026 portal cycle / Jan 5, 2026 / Immediate
Sam Houston to New Mexico
2025 portal cycle / Jan 18, 2025 / Immediate
Sideline Data Desk
Defensive-back value reflects coverage scarcity, starting role, recruiting demand, and exposure in high-leverage matchups. For DJ McKinney, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $288K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $288K. The pool-accounting allocation is $204.5K, equal to about 0.6% of the Notre Dame football market. The player ranks 46th on that roster.
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