NFL Fans Love Kool-Aid McKinstry, Post Kool-Aid Man Memes After Saints' Draft Pick

Paul KasabianFeatured Columnist IIApril 27, 2024

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 01: Defensive back Kool-Aid McKinstry #1 of the Alabama Crimson Tide defends in coverage during the CFP Semifinal Rose Bowl Game against the Michigan Wolverines at Rose Bowl Stadium on January 1, 2024 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Ryan Kang/Getty Images)

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The New Orleans Saints selected Alabama cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry with the 41st overall pick in the NFL draft on Friday.

And with that, fans reacted in jubilation as an NFL draft prospect with one of the greatest names in recent memory finally found a pro home.

Understandably, many people started posting Kool-Aid memes as soon as the pick went down.

Frank Randazzo @FrankTheRat
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Alec Brown @alecbrown23
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Mark Stoops Burner Parody @BBN_Commenter
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𝓑𝓻𝓮𝓷𝓽⚜️🦤🌊 @EnoBenjaminSZN
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Michael DiRocco @ESPNdirocco
If the Saints don't have Kool-Aid McKinstry burst through a fake brick wall screaming 'Oh Yeah!" at his introductory news conference, it will be the biggest marketing fail of the century.

The Saints are getting a great cornerback too. The B/R NFL Scouting Department notably ranked him as the third cornerback overall and 15th-best prospect on its big board, offering a pro comparison to current Saints defensive back Marshon Lattimore.

Robert Griffin III @RGIII
We drinking ALL THE KOOL-AID in New Orleans. LET'S GOOOO <a href="https://twitter.com/Saints?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Saints</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GaQMcK1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GaQMcK1</a> <a href="https://t.co/gqTYu4CQx5">pic.twitter.com/gqTYu4CQx5</a>

Canal St. Chronicles @SaintsCSC
The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Saints?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Saints</a> have selected Alabama CB Kool-Aid McKinstry with the 41st overall pick! <a href="https://t.co/dD1xa8J8Io">pic.twitter.com/dD1xa8J8Io</a>

Jono Barnes @JonoBarnes
Welcome to New Orleans, Kool-Aid McKinstry <a href="https://t.co/Il4zCqjHWS">pic.twitter.com/Il4zCqjHWS</a>

The Alabama Nation #GumpCertified 🥋 @AlabamaNati0n
Kool-Aid is a SAINT ⚜️ <a href="https://t.co/LEXcLvqkmo">pic.twitter.com/LEXcLvqkmo</a>

Aaron Svoboda @Aaron_Svoboda
For all the <a href="https://twitter.com/Saints?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Saints</a> fans, here is your trivia bit of the day: Kool-Aid was invented in Hastings, Nebraska. <a href="https://t.co/yithjCSqxF">pic.twitter.com/yithjCSqxF</a>

❤TweetingSince2008📲 @YourGurlJillie
Hey Kool-Aid!!!!!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NFLdraft?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NFLdraft</a> <a href="https://t.co/vaEU2ekOqm">pic.twitter.com/vaEU2ekOqm</a>

McKinstry seems like a great fit in New Orleans based on his comments to reporters following the pick, per Ross Jackson of Locked On Saints.

Ross Jackson @RossJacksonNOLA
Kool-Aid McKinstry says that he'll be comfortable stepping into the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Saints?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Saints</a> press-man coverage scheme because that's what he was moreso asked to do at Alabama.

Ross Jackson @RossJacksonNOLA
Kool-Aid also says that he "plays the game the right way." Sounds like he has a focus of playing with more fundamentals and technique. Something that I've been told is very, very important to the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Saints?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Saints</a> defensive coaching staff.

He also seems thrilled with the choice too.

Johnny Congdon @congdonsation
"I'm going to the Saints" - Kool Aid McKinstry <a href="https://twitter.com/abc3340?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@abc3340</a> <a href="https://t.co/G3Zthei7sf">pic.twitter.com/G3Zthei7sf</a>

McKinstry joins a Saints team that already has playmaking corners.

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John Sigler @john_siglerr
Want to play CB for the Saints? You better have ball skills Kool-Aid McKinstry: 25 passes defensed in 42 games Alontae Taylor: 17 passes defensed in 45 games Paulson Adebo: 34 passes defensed in 22 games Marshon Lattimore: 16 passes defensed in 20 games

Now New Orleans has another playmaker aboard, and he's already clearly popular with the Saints' fanbase.