After Notre Dame accepted a graduate transfer from Northwestern wide receiver Bennett Skowronek, it didn’t look like Javon McKinley would be returning for a 5th year whether it was his choice or coaching staff’s seemed irrelevant at the time. Skowronek is a very similar player and likely didn’t transfer to Notre Dame to be backup. On Friday, however, Tyler James of NDInsider reported that McKinley does indeed want to return for a 5th year. Should he ultimately return, it would be a great Notre Dame story.
Javon McKinley came to Notre Dame with sky-high expectations. He was a 4-star, top-100 caliber receiver out of California.