Chris McKinney

WR, Jr., 6-2, 200, Apex, NC

A big, strong receiver who blossomed into one of the league’s top pass-catchers a year ago… has deceptive speed which gives Guilford a threat on deep patterns… Guilford’s top kick returner…2001: Guilford's top receiver...set the NCAA Division III record and tied the all-divisions mark for most punt returns for a touchdown in a season with five...led the country with a 26.7-yard per return average, the seventh-best figure in Division III history...set league and school standards for punt return yards and punt return average in a season and became the school's career leader with 994 punt return yards...ran punts back for scores in each of Guilford's last three games, all Quakers' victories, and earned a spot on the d3football.com Team of the Week three times during the season...led the Quakers with 33 catches for 462 yards and four touchdowns and ranked among the ODAC leaders in all-purpose yards (2nd), scoring (4th) and receptions (10th)...his 11 touchdowns marked the most by a Guilford player since Junior Lord's school-record 18 scores in 1997...transferred to Guilford in August...1998: One of only three freshman second team All-ODAC selections… led the league in kickoff returns… ranked third among ODAC all-purpose yards per game (101.2) leaders and fourth in punt return average (7.6)… caught four passes for 131 yards and two touchdowns, all career highs… rolled up 206 all-purpose yards against Emory & Henry… Personal: A three-time All-Tri Seven Conference player for Coach Bob Wolfe’s Apex H.S. team… named the team's most valuable player as a senior… received the Cougars’ Offensive Player of the Year Award in '97 and '96… earned Academic All-Conference honors…lettered three seasons with Apex's basketball team… also lettered in track… son of Gary and Yolanda McKinney... business major.