Potential 1st-round pick McKinley needs shoulder surgery, will miss 4-6 months

UCLA edge-rushing prospect Takkarist McKinley will compete at the NFL Scouting Combine on Sunday, but he won't be at 100 percent.

The potential first-round pick told reporters Saturday he'll undergo surgery on his shoulder Monday, and will be out four-to-six months, according to ESPN's Jeff Legwold.

McKinley said there's a torn labrum in his shoulder, as well as a fracture in the socket that he suffered in a 2015 game against Arizona State.

"My agent asked if anything was wrong with me, and I said I had a shoulder that was sometimes bothering me," he said. "I had an MRI and the doctor was pretty much amazed I had played with it. Me, I just told my trainers at UCLA, 'Just tape me up I'm ready to go.'"

Despite playing through the injuries in his last two seasons, he still produced 10 sacks in 2016, and didn't give a second thought to competing at the combine.

"Why get surgery before the combine? This is a dream come true to me," said McKinley. "I'm here to knock it out."