#1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB room context
View full depth chart →Kool-Aid McKinstry holds the LCB · Starter spot in New Orleans Saints’s cornerback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Kool-Aid McKinstry played 17 games in 2025 with a 98% snap share.
Production
2025 seasonBackground & career
Kool-Aid McKinstry is a 5'11", 195-pound left cornerback for the New Orleans Saints. Selected 41st overall in the 2024 NFL Draft out of Alabama, McKinstry recorded 41 tackles, six pass breakups, and one coverage stop across 15 games in his rookie season. In 2025, he appeared in all 17 games with 17 starts, posting 76 tackles, three interceptions, and 17 pass breakups—tied for sixth in the NFL and third in the NFC. He earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week in Week Five after recording two interceptions and three pass breakups against New York. Over two seasons with New Orleans, McKinstry has appeared in 32 games with 26 starts, accumulating 117 tackles, three interceptions, and 23 pass breakups.
Alabama2021 – 2023