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Player Dossier
2017-2019Alabama
Xavier McKinney
DB • 6'1" • 200 lbs • Roswell, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Xavier McKinney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 46 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
96
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: LSU
Player Story
Xavier McKinney built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a defensive back from Roswell, GA wearing No. 15, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Xavier McKinney's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 4
- Overall
- No. 36
- NFL Team
- New York Giants
Xavier McKinney, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Alabama. Xavier McKinney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 46 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 177
- TFL
- 13
- Sacks
- 6
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 15
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Xavier McKinney quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Alabama · DB
- Career Tackles
- 177
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Alabama
- Top game
- LSU
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Roswell · Alabama
- High school pipeline
- Roswell · 36 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 2 · Pick 4 · New York Giants
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Junior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 95 tackles · DB 10th (top 2%) · SEC 6th (top 1%) · National 92nd (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Alabama | 5 | 8 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 12.5 |
| 2018 Postseason | Alabama | 15 | 12 | - | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 61 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Alabama | 15 | 62 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 61 |
| 2019 Postseason | Alabama | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 64 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Alabama | 13 | 85 | 4.5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 64 |
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Xavier McKinney played DB for Alabama. Across 3 tracked seasons, Xavier McKinney recorded 177 tackles and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Alabama.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Alabama paired 21.5 primary output with 46 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 46 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: LSU
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Alabama
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.7
Efficiency
46
Usage
9.3
Consistency
38.9
Best Game by takeover score
LSU
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan: 3. Duke: 0. New Mexico State: 1. South Carolina: 2. Southern Miss: 0. Ole Miss: 1. Texas A&M: 1. Tennessee: 0. Arkansas: 2. LSU: 5.5. Mississippi State: 2. Western Carolina: 3. Auburn: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan: 10 by 71.7. Duke: 8 by 33.3. New Mexico State: 6 by 35. South Carolina: 9 by 57.5. Southern Miss: 5 by 20.8. Ole Miss: 13 by 60. Texas A&M: 6 by 35. Tennessee: 6 by 25. Arkansas: 3 by 32.5. LSU: 13 by 100. Mississippi State: 5 by 40.8. Western Carolina: 3 by 42.5. Auburn: 8 by 43.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.4 · Games = 11 · -1.9 vs Losses
Losses3.3 · Games = 2 · +1.9 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
LSU
Best efficiency game
100 vs LSU
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1/1 | vs Michigan10+ tackles · Splash game | W 35-16 | 10 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | @ Auburn | L 45-48 | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Western CarolinaSplash game | W 66-3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Mississippi StateSplash game | W 38-7 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs LSU10+ tackles · 2+ sacks | L 41-46 | 13 | 9 | — | 2.50 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs ArkansasSplash game | W 48-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/20 | vs Tennessee | W 35-13 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Texas A&M | W 47-28 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Ole Miss10+ tackles | W 59-31 | 13 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Southern Miss | W 49-7 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ South CarolinaSplash game | W 47-23 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs New Mexico State | W 62-10 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Duke | W 42-3 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Xavier McKinney story
Xavier McKinney built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a defensive back from Roswell, GA wearing No. 15, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Xavier McKinney's career was his defensive production: 177 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, and 5 interceptions across 33 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Alabama. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Xavier McKinney's production has multiple signals. With 33 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Alabama.
The arc is straightforward: Xavier McKinney moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Alabama
2017-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Alabama | 1.5 | 9.7 | 2.5 | — |
| 2018 Postseason | Alabama | 23 | 35.9 | 7.2 | 21.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Alabama | 23 | 35.9 | 7.2 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Alabama | 21.5 | 46 | 9.3 | -1.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Alabama | 21.5 | 46 | 9.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs LSU
Week 11 · L 41-46 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5.5
Havoc Plays
100 takeover
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#2
vs Michigan
Week 1 · W 35-16 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
75.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Louisiana
Week 5 · W 56-14
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Havoc Plays
72.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.
#4
@ Tennessee
Week 8 · W 58-21 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
68.9 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Oklahoma
Week 1 · W 45-34 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
68.3 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 68.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Alabama
21.5 primary output · 46 efficiency · 9.3 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Alabama
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21.5 primary · 46 efficiency · 9.3 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Alabama
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23 primary · 35.9 efficiency · 7.2 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
12
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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