| Jeremiah McKinnon | |
| Number: | 37, 33, 38, 31, 47, 36, 25 |
| Position: | Cornerback |
| Birth Date: | 29 June 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 197 |
| High School: | Miami Southridge (Miami, Florida) |
| College: | Florida International |
| Undraftedyear: | 2016 |
| Pastteams: | |
| Statlabel1: | Games played |
| Statvalue1: | 1 |
| Statlabel2: | Total tackles |
| Statvalue2: | 1 |
| Statlabel3: | Forced fumbles |
| Statvalue3: | 0 |
| Statlabel4: | Fumble recoveries |
| Statvalue4: | 0 |
| Statlabel5: | Interceptions |
| Statvalue5: | 0 |
| Pfr: | McKiJe01 |
Jeremiah McKinnon (born June 29, 1993) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Tennessee Titans, New York Giants, Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles. He also was a member of the New York Guardians in the XFL. He played college football at Florida International University.
McKinnon attended Miami Southridge, where he played as a quarterback, wide receiver and kick returner.
As a senior, he posted over 1,000 all-purpose yards and 7 touchdowns, while contributing to the team winning the district championship and reaching the 2011 Class 8A Regional Finals. He received Miami Herald Class 8A-6A All-Dade and second-team Class 8A All-State honors.
He also competed in the 100 metres, 200 metres, 4 × 100 metres relay and long jump.
McKinnon accepted a football scholarship from Florida International University. As a true freshman, he appeared in 11 games with one start. He was a backup cornerback and focused mostly on special teams. He tallied 10 tackles, one pass defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
As a sophomore, he appeared in 5 games with 2 starts. He had one tackle, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
As a junior, he appeared in all 12 games with 9 starts. He registered 37 tackles (2 for loss), 2 interceptions, 5 passes defensed, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble. He had 7 tackles and a safety against the University of Pittsburgh. He made 6 tackles (one for loss) against the University of Texas at San Antonio. He recorded the fifth-longest interception return in school history, with a 71-yard return for a touchdown against North Texas University.
As a senior, he started all 12 games, totaling 54 tackles (2.5 for loss), 3 interceptions, 8 passes defensed, 0.5 sacks and one forced a fumble. He had 9 tackles against Florida Atlantic University. He made 8 tackles and one forced fumble against Middle Tennessee State University.
McKinnon was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 2016 NFL draft on May 6.[1] [2] He was waived by the Cowboys on August 29, 2016.[3]
On November 15, 2016, McKinnon was signed to the Tennessee Titans' practice squad.[4]
On January 16, 2017, McKinnon signed a reserve/future contract with the Cowboys.[5] He was released on July 20, 2017.[1]
On July 29, 2017, McKinnon was signed by the Washington Redskins.[6] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[7]
On November 28, 2017, McKinnon was signed to the New York Giants' practice squad.[8] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Giants on January 1, 2018.[9] He was waived on June 4, 2018.[10]
On July 30, 2018, McKinnon signed with the Cleveland Browns.[11] On September 2, 2018, McKinnon was waived by the Browns and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[12] [13] McKinnon was promoted to the active roster on October 2, 2018.[14] McKinnon was waived by the Browns on October 9, 2018, two days after making his NFL debut against the Baltimore Ravens.[15] He was subsequently re-signed by the Browns to their practice squad the next day.[16] He was released from the Browns' practice squad on October 13, 2018.[17]
On November 20, 2018, McKinnon was signed to the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad.[18]
McKinnon signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles on January 14, 2019.[19] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.[20]
In October 2019, McKinnon was selected by the New York Guardians in the 2020 XFL Draft.[21] He signed a contract with the team on February 10, 2020.[22] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[23]
McKinnon is cousin to Richard Leonard, who currently plays cornerback for the Calgary Stampeders and former Arena Football League player Cedric McKinnon.