Player facts
- Team
New Orleans Saints- Position
- Cornerback
- Number
- 1
- Born
- Sep 30, 2002 (age 24)
- Birthplace
- Birmingham, AL, USA
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Weight
- 199 lbs
- College
- Alabama
- Experience
- 3 seasons
- Status
- Active
Stats
2026 Defense
| TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 Games | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 139 | 105 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
Recent games
| Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | KB |
vs  MIN | L 23-13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  ATL | L 45-24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  LV | L 35-27 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
@  BAL | W 24-17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
@  DET | L 31-30 OT | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.
About
Ga'Quincy "Kool-Aid" McKinstry (born September 30, 2002) is an American professional football cornerback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He was named the 2021 USA Today High School Football Defensive Player of the Year before playing college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he was named an All-American in 2023.
From Wikipedia’s article on Kool-Aid McKinstry, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.1
Background
Early life
McKinstry grew up in Birmingham, Alabama and attended Pinson Valley High School in Pinson, Alabama. He was named Alabama Mr. Football as a senior after breaking up 12 passes with two interceptions, both of which he returned for touchdowns, on defense and catching 45 passes for 706 yards and 11 touchdowns on offense. He was named the USA Today Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. McKinstry was rated a five-star recruit and committed to play college football at Alabama.
College career
McKinstry played college football at Alabama from 2021 to 2023. McKinstry played in every game, and was named to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman team, making 25 tackles with a sack and one interception. He led the SEC in passes defended in the 2022 season with 15. He was named as a first team All-American by the Associated Press for the 2023 season. He declared for the 2024 NFL draft following the 2023 season in which he was named first-team All-American.
Personal life
McKinstry was nicknamed "Kool-Aid" by his grandmother as a baby because his smile reminded her of the Kool-Aid Man. He signed a Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deal with Kool-Aid as a freshman at Alabama.
From Wikipedia’s article on Kool-Aid McKinstry, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.1
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Sources
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- 1WikipediaKool-Aid McKinstry on Wikipedia
- 2Wikimedia CommonsPhoto of Kool-Aid McKinstry