McKinnon made six catches for 72 yards. His reception total for the season is now at 28, which is tied for ninth-most among running backs. Ben Goessling of the Star Tribune delved into McKinnon’s contributions over the first half of the season and said he’s becoming one of the league’s best receiving targets at running back.
Goessling said that McKinnon has “seemed to float in the team’s offense in search of the right fit” since he was drafted in 2014 and that the 25-year-old has now started to find his groove. Goessling wrote:
When Pat Shurmur replaced Norv Turner as the Vikings offensive coordinator about a year ago, though, things started to change for McKinnon.