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  T.J. McKay
T.J. McKay

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Palmdale, Calif.

High School:
Palmdale High

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 205

Position:
Safety

Birthdate:
12/26/1985

Experience:
3L

Saw significant field time in his first three competitive campaigns as the backup at free safety in 2005-07 ... Five career starts ... Ended 2008 spring practice as a possible starter at strong safety with Martrell Fantroy.

2007: Logged minutes in the opening six games ... Totaled 19 stops on the year with 11 solos ... Made a career-high seven stops in the opener against Washington State ... Two solo tackles at ASU ... First start of the year against Portland State, making two stops ... Five tackles against Cincinnati ... Played but did not have a tackle at CSU ... One solo at Utah ... Missed the next five games before playing in the finale with BYU.

2006: Played in all but one game (vs. Cal Poly) ... Made his third career start against UTEP ... Tied a career best with five tackles and intercepted a pass and returned it 10 yards in the fourth quarter ... Had one solo stop at Wisconsin ... Played but did not record a stat versus Utah or San Jose State ... Recovered a fumble in the endzone at BYU ... Scored his first career touchdown after recovering a fumble at Wyoming, returning it 23 yards ... Two tackles and a pass breakup in the win over UNLV ... Second start of the year and fourth of his career at UNM.

2005: Played in all 12 contests, starting on two occasions ... Logged 19 tackles ... Forced a fumble and had three tackles in the finale at Hawai'i ... First career INT against New Mexico, returning it out of the endzone 17 yards ... Logged a career-high five tackles at Utah ... Credited with four tackles vs. San Jose State, also adding a pass breakup ... Made his first career start in the Ohio State game, finishing with his first tackle ... First career game vs. UCLA.

High School: A solid player who earned all-league and all-CIF honors at Palmdale High School ... Had 60 tackles, four interceptions and five sacks as a senior ... An honor student who also earned a varsity letter in basketball ... Three-year starter in the PHS secondary ... Reached CIF finals as a senior after advancing to the semis as a junior.

Personal: Born Dec. 26, 1985, in Inglewood, Calif. ... Son of James and Lisa McKay ... Is a social science major.

McKAY'S CAREER STATISTICS

Year

G

UA-AT-TT

TFL-Yds.

Sacks

Int.

PBU

FF

FR

2005

12

12-7-19

1.0-3

0.0-0

1.0-17

1

1

0

2006

11

9-3-12

0.0-0

0.0-0

1.0-10

1

0

2

2007

7

11-8-19

0.0-0

0.0-0

0.0-0

0

0

0

Totals

30

32-18-50

1.0-3

0.0-0

2.0-27

2

1

2

Career Highs: Tackles: 7 vs. WSU (9/8/07); TFL: 1.0 at Colorado State (11/12/05); INT: 1 vs. New Mexico (10/22/05), vs. UTEP (8/31/06); PBU: 2 vs. San Jose St. (9/24/05); FF: 1 at Hawai'i (12/3/05), FR: 1 at WYO (11/4/06), at BYU (10/7/06).

McKAY GAME-BY-GAME

		G	     UA-AT-TT	TFL-Yds.	Sacks	Int.	PBU	FF	FR
UCLA (9/3/05)	1		0-0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
at Air Force (9/10/05)	1		0-0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
at Ohio St. (9/17/05)*	1		0-1-1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
San Jose St. (9/24/05)	1		3-1-4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0
BYU (10/1/05)	1		2-0-2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
at UNLV (10/8/05)	1		0-0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
at Utah (10/15/05)	1		2-3-5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
UNM (10/22/05)	1		1-0-1	0-0	0-0	1-17	0	0	0
TCU (10/29/05)	1		0-0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
at CSU (11/12/05)	1		2-0-2	1.0-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
WYO (11/19/05)	1		1-0-1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
at Hawai'i (12/3/05)*	1		1-2-3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0
UTEP (8/31/06)*	1		4-1-5	0-0	0-0	1-10	0	0	0
at Wisconsin (9/16/06)	1		1-0-1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
UTAH (9/23/06)	1		0-0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
at SJSU (9/30/06)	1		0-0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
at BYU (10/7/06)	1		0-0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1-0
AFA (10/21/06)	1		0-0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
CAL POLY (10/28/06)				DNP-CD
at WYO (11/4/06)	1		1-0-1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1-23
UNLV (11/11/06)	1		1-1-2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0
at TCU (11/18/06)	1		1-1-2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
at UNM (11/25/06)*	1		0-1-1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
CSU (12/2/06)	1		0-0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
vs. Wash. St. (9/8/07)	1		2-5-7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
vs. ASU (9/15/07)	1		2-0-2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
PSU (9/22/07)*	1		1-1-2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
CINCINNATI (9/29/07)	1		3-2-5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
at CSU (10/6/07)	1		0-0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
at Utah (10/13/07)	1		1-0-1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
UNM (10/20/07)				DNP
WYO(11/3/07)				DNP
at UNLV (11/10/07)				DNP
at AFA(11/17/07)				DNP
TCU (11/24/07)				DNP
BYU (12/1/07)	1		2-0-2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
* = Game started