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Kool-Aid McKinstry has more than a cool name. He’s also a heck of a talented football player. Coming out of Pinson (Alabama) Pinson Valley High School in the 2021 class, McKinstry was an On3 Consensus five-star recruit. He picked the Crimson Tide over Georgia, Clemson, LSU, Oregon and a long list of national offers. McKinstry made an immediate impact at Alabama. He was selected to the Freshman All-SEC Team after racking up 25 tackles, a tackle for a loss, an interception and a pass breakup across the 15-game season. In 2022, McKinstry earned first-team All-America honors from Pro Football Focus at cornerback. He was named a second-team All-American at corner by the AFCA and The Sporting News. Plus, he was also a second-team corner by CBS Sports and a third-team honoree on defense according to the Associated Press.

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New Orleans Saints rookie defensive back Kool-Aid McKinstry suffered an apparent injury during the team's opening series of a preseason game against

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The New Orleans Saints wrapped up rookie minicamp this weekend but they had a notable absence on the field as second-rounder Kool-Aid McKinstry

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During his time at Alabama, Ga'Quincy "Kool-Aid" McKinstry and Kool-Aid joined forces for multiple partnerships through NIL. That will continue as he

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One of the biggest names in an interesting cornerback class, Kool-Aid McKinstry is officially off the board in the 2024 NFL Draft. The New Orleans

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Alabama junior defensive back Kool-Aid McKinstry was selected with the No. 41 overall pick (Round 2) in the 2024 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints,

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2024 NFL Draft: New Orleans Saints select Alabama CB Kool-Aid McKinstry

Alabama cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry was selected by the New Orleans Saints with the No. 41 pick in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft. The

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New Orleans Saints select Kool-Aid McKinstry in second round of 2024 NFL Draft

The first 32 players are off the board, and more phone calls will go out Friday night when the second and third rounds of the 2024 NFL Draft get

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2024 NFL Draft: ESPN releases Round 2 mock, predictions for landing spots for best available players

Thursday's first-round edition of the 2024 NFL Draft has come and gone, and now the attention is being turned to the prospects available on Day 2,

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After months of workouts and meetings with teams, the 2024 NFL Draft officially opened Thursday night. The first round is now in the books, and ESPN

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The wait is over. This evening in Dan Campbell's city, the Chicago Bears will officially be on the clock when the 2024 NFL Draft begins. That means

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Former Alabama defensive back Kool-Aid McKinstry firmly believes NIL was the final straw for Nick Saban’s retirement.  After leading Alabama to an

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ESPN released its final NFL Mock Draft, predicting multiple trades in the first round and finalizing the first 32 picks Thursday night.  Field Yates

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2024 NFL Draft: ESPN releases final mock draft, predicting trades, all 32 first round picks

The University of Alabama will see several of its former players announced as NFL draft selections on Thursday with a chance to see four potentially

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All the mock drafts are suggesting it, but it seems a solid prediction that the first round of the NFL Draft will be dominated by offensive players.

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The NFL Draft begins Thursday. And to help you figure out which player is going where, we have a scorecard with analysis from one of the best scouts

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ESPN’s Jordan Reid has released his latest 2024 NFL Mock Draft, featuring all seven rounds and predictions for each pick of this season's iteration.

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2024 NFL Draft: ESPN releases 7-round mock draft, final 257 picks predictions

The first round of the NFL Draft is deep with quarterbacks and stacked with receivers. You can say the same about offensive linemen as well.  In

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2024 NFL Draft: Trades shake up first round in latest NFL.com mock

ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. and Field Yates have released their latest 2024 NFL Mock Draft, featuring three rounds and selections for the first 100 picks of

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Oddsmakers aren't doing anything novel when it comes to this year's NFL Draft. One of the prop bets is how many players per conference will go in the

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ESPN’s Mel Kiper released his updated two-round NFL Mock Draft featuring trades and predictions for the first 64 picks.  There will be some shake ups

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ESPN shook up its latest NFL Mock Draft throughout the first 64 picks in the second round. There were trades and more quarterbacks!  You want to get

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For this year's NFL Draft, it's still all about the quarterbacks and getting more that way every day. However, Bucky Brooks, who studies these trends

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2024 NFL Draft: Trades, free agency shake up new NFL.com mock draft, first round predictions

We are getting closer to the 2024 NFL Draft, with the process rolling on. Multiple Pro Days have occurred, with teams getting a look at some players

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Alabama Crimson Tide defensive back Kool-Aid McKinstry looks like he'll be one of the top picks in the 2024 NFL Draft. Ahead of that, he made his

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Alabama's football program has accomplished quite a bit throughout its extensive history. Whether you're talking about national or conference

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