#1 Kool-Aid McKinstry

Cornerback · New Orleans Saints

Role Score

Starter

Projected Role

Unknown

Current Status

NONO

Last Season → Now

Player profile

Age: 23 yr
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 195 lb
NFL Experience: 2 years
Birth Date: Sep 30, 2002
College: Alabama
Draft: 2024
Draft Pick: R2 · #41

Availability & contract

Expected Games: 16/17
Total Contract: $9.2M
This Year: $2.5M
Per Game: $147K

Roster Value breakdown

Compare this player against

Roster Value+36.0 vs NFL CB96th percentile

Role+34.6 vs NFL CB91st percentile

Experience+26.0 vs NFL CB69th percentile

Prime+6.5 vs NFL CB49th percentile

Durability+33.6 vs NFL CB94th percentile

Continuity+60.7 vs NFL CB88th percentile

Draft Pedigree+48.4 vs NFL CB88th percentile

Contract Fit+24.2 vs NFL CB98th percentile

Status and availability

Where he stands

Unknown

His roster status is not established yet.

Next game

Not established

We do not yet have what it takes to answer this for the next game.

No published status yet

Still needed: a scheduled next game.

Where Kool-Aid McKinstry fits · Cornerbacks

NO cornerbacks, last season vs this season — Kool-Aid McKinstry is highlighted. This shows where he sits in the room now, alongside last season's group for context.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Cornerbacks: Grady Brown

#1Kool-Aid McKinstry838216/176390959577$2.5M24.05'11"195

#22Martin Emerson676217/17710989668$1.5M26.06'2"200

#25Rejzohn WrightReserve list31454/170024960$1.0M26.16'2"200

#38Jayden Price36455/170050960$885K26.55'11"184

#29Quincy Riley563517/1741551009645$1.2M25.35'11"185

David LongInjured reserve40308/17560508665—28.65'11"196

#25Decamerion Richardson483014/1741—819653—25.56'2"195

Michael Reid29305/170050960—24.36'2"200

#42Mike Reid29303/17005050—————

TJ HallPractice squad20252/17——50849—22.46'0"189

Last season · 2025Cornerbacks: Grady Brown

Kool-Aid McKinstry838216/176390959577$2.5M24.05'11"195

Michael DavisFree agent585514/1786782720—30.76'2"196

Rejzohn Wright31454/170024960$1.0M26.16'2"200

Beanie Bishop Jr.Unknown514517/17400100960—26.85'10"184

Jayden PricePractice squad36455/170050960$885K26.55'11"184

Dalys BeanumOn waivers36455/170050950$885K24.06'1"200

Isaac YiadomUnknown574015/177238877358$3.4M30.66'1"190

Quincy Riley563517/1741551009645$1.2M25.35'11"185

Alontae TaylorUnknown——16/17——————27.86'1"195

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