Kamaurri McKinley holds the FS · Backup spot in East Carolina Pirates’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Kamaurri McKinley is a 6'2", 186-pound safety from Lakeland, FL, who signed with East Carolina on Dec. 21, 2023. A two-year letterman, McKinley appeared in 17 career games through 2025, recording 25 tackles (nine solo), one tackle for loss, and two pass breakups. In 2025, he played in 10 games across 202 defensive snaps and logged 24 stops (nine solo) with 1.0 TFLs, including a career-high nine tackles against BYU. McKinley also contributed on special teams and recorded a seven-tackle effort (five solo) in the Go Bowling Military Bowl versus Pittsburgh.

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