| Javon McKinley | |
| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Birth Date: | 10 April 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Corona, California, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lbs: | 215 |
| High School: | Centennial (Corona, California) |
| College: | Notre Dame (2016–2020) |
| Undraftedyear: | 2021 |
| Pastteams: | |
| Statlabel1: | Receptions |
| Statlabel2: | Receiving yards |
| Statlabel3: | Receiving touchdowns |
Javon McKinley (born April 10, 1998) is an American professional football player who is a free agent wide receiver. He played college football at Notre Dame.
McKinley grew up in Corona, California and attended Centennial High School.[1] He was named the Los Angeles Times All-Area Back of the Year and The Press-Enterprise All-Area Offensive Player of the Year after 97 receptions for 2,062 yards and 25 touchdowns in his junior season.[2] As a senior, McKinley caught 56 passes for 1,173 yards and 13 touchdowns and played in the All-America Bowl.[3] [4]
McKinley played in six games as a freshman before breaking his left fibula in practice.[5] The injury caused him to miss the entirety of his sophomore season.[6] McKinley played in four games as a junior.[7] Shortly after the end of the season, McKinley was suspended from the team after being charged with three misdemeanors, but was reinstated after entering a pretrial diversion program.[8]
In 2019, McKinley saw his first significant playing time and finished the season with 11 receptions for 268 yards and four touchdowns.[9] McKinley utilized a fifth year of eligibility and caught 42 passes for 717 yards and three touchdowns and was named honorable mention All-Atlantic Coast Conference.[10]
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |||
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 9 | 2 | 11 | 268 | 24.4 | 65 | 4 | |||
| 12 | 12 | 42 | 717 | 17.1 | 53 | 3 | |||
| align=center colspan="2" | Career | 31 | 14 | 53 | 985 | 18.6 | 65 | 7 | |
McKinley signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent after the 2021 NFL draft.[11] He was waived on August 31, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[12] [13] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Lions on January 10, 2022.[14] He was waived on May 12, 2022.
On August 1, 2022, he signed a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers.[15] On August 11, 2022, he was waived/injured.[16] He cleared waivers and was placed on injured reserve the next day.[17] On August 16, he was waived with an injury settlement.
On December 2, 2022, the Denver Broncos hosted McKinley for a workout alongside Joshua Dobbs, Malik Taylor, and Connor Wedington.[18]