He is name thats been brought up around here of late.
Do you think he will go closer to Delpit's range in the middle of the first round? Or will he go closer to the end of the 1st, or early 2nd?
Going into the 2019 season the early projections seemed to have Delpit as the top safety and then everyone else. McKinney was often viewed as the second best safety in this draft class after Delpit but then this season happened.
McKinney had a monster year and has moved from being a mid-1st to 2nd round pick to a solid 1st round in many accounts.
Think of it kind of similar to the debate back between Earl Thomas and Eric Berry. At the end of the day it really comes down to what type of prospect do you want.
Delpit is seen as more of a ball hawk type of safety but he's positioned as a SS who has a major weakness with his inconsistent tackling who struggles with wrapping up. Some will say that it's due to a shoulder injury but I'm not so sure that's the case because the same kind of misses were seen throughout the 2018 campaign as well. He's more of the freak type of athlete due to his overall size and speed.
McKinney has been much more consistent and took it to another level this year. He would be more suited to a SS as he has that intimidation factor of being a big hitter, great anticipation skills, and also has a knack for the ball but not to the same level as Delpit. McKinney may not be as much of a physical specimen as Delpit is but more than makes up for it with all of the intangibles.
At the end of the day it depends on who you want. If we are viewing these both as SS's then do you want one who can make his presence known in both his tackling and the ability to make plays on the ball or do we want one that's more of a physical but can be a liability as a potential run stopper and is more prone to miss his tackles.
For me, if we're looking to fill either of the two in as strong safety, McKinney reminds me a lot of Roy Williams in the early days where he was a big hitter but could also come up with a timely turnover whether through an INT or FF.