2014 Football Roster
Roster
Takkarist McKinley
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Richmond, Calif.
- High School:
- Kennedy
2016 - Named to the watch lists for Rotary Lombardi and Hendricks Award ... First-team All-Pac-12 Conference selection by the coaches ... Ranked 10th nationally in tackles for loss per game (1.6), 11th in the nation in sacks (0.91) and 22nd in forced fumbles (0.27) ... He was second in the Pac-12 in tackles for loss and third in sacks per game ... He was second in the Pac-12 in both categories ... His total of 18.0 tackles for loss tied for 11th on the all-time school season list ... His 10.0 sacks tied for 12th on that single season school list ... Had a season-best 5.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks vs. Utah ... Had a streak of eight straight games with a tackle for loss during the middle of the season ... Recorded a career-high 11 tackles in his final collegiate game at Cal ... Credited with at least five tackles in seven games.
2015 - Appeared in 13 games and made 12 starts along the defensive line ... Tied for 10th on the team in tackles (35) ... Third on the team with 7.5 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks ... Also was credited with four pass breakups ... Made a season-high six tackles in the win at Utah ... Had five games each in games vs. Colorado and at Oregon State (3.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks).
2014 - Entered UCLA in the fall quarter of 2014, after joining the team for game four of the season ... Saw action in 10 games, with one start (at California) ... Saw his first action in game four against Arizona State ... Credited with six tackles, 3.5 for loss and 2.5 sacks ... Had two tackles, one for loss, at Cal ... Had one sack each in back-to-back games at Washington and vs. USC.
JUNIOR COLLEGE - Attended Contra Costa College from June 2013-Septempber 2014 ... Played one season of football for Coach Carter ... Was named first-team all-league after totaling 33 tackles, 18 for loss, and 10 sacks.
HIGH SCHOOL - Played football for coach Mack Cariminer at Kennedy High School in Richmond, Calif. ... Credited with 60 tackles in his senior season and 11 sacks ... Totaled 15 sacks among his 50 tackles as a junior ... Also a track standout, he made it to the state meet in the 100 and 200 meter events in his junior and senior seasons.
PERSONAL - Full Name: Takkarist Jaune McKinley ... Parents: Sylvester and Peggy Wiggins ... Born in Oakland, Calif. ... Has one brother Sylvester III and a sister, Marie ... Ran a 10.58 100 meters in his first year running on the track ... Hobbies include running ... Afro-American Studies major.
