Takkarist McKinley

Atlanta Falcons 26th pick

DE · UCLA · 2017

Draft Details

Year

2017

Round

Round 1

Pick

26th overall

Team

Atlanta Falcons

Position

College

UCLA

Takkarist McKinley Career Stats

Primary starter for 2 seasons.

Defense

Season	Team	G	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sacks	QB Hits	PD	FF
2017	ATL	12	14	5	7	6	10	1	2
2018	ATL	12	15	7	7	7	15	0	0
2019	ATL	13	17	11	7	3.5	13	0	0
2020	ATL	3	4	3	1	1	7	1	0
2021	CLE	9	9	8	3	2.5	8	0	1
2022	LA	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2024	NYJ	6	2	5	1	0.5	2	0	0
Career		56	61	40	26	20.5	55	2	3

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Takkarist McKinley is a former defensive end out of UCLA, selected by the Atlanta Falcons with the 26th overall pick (round 1) in the 2017 NFL Draft. He played 71 regular-season games from 2017 to 2024, with the Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns, Los Angeles Rams and New York Jets.

More from the 2017 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	CLE	Myles Garrett	DE	Texas A&M
1	2	CHI	Mitchell Trubisky	QB	North Carolina
1	3	SF	Solomon Thomas	DE	Stanford
1	4	JAX	Leonard Fournette	RB	LSU
1	5	TEN	Corey Davis	WR	Western Michigan
1	6	NYJ	Jamal Adams	LB	LSU
1	8	CAR	Christian McCaffrey	RB	Stanford
1	9	CIN	John Ross	WR	Washington
1	10	KC	Patrick Mahomes	QB	Texas Tech
1	11	NO	Marshon Lattimore	CB	Ohio State

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