Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Iowa
Xavier Nwankpa
DB • 6'2" • 213 lbs • Pleasant Hill, IA, USA
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Xavier Nwankpa shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
49
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
45
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Player Story
Xavier Nwankpa built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from Pleasant Hill, IA wearing No. 1, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Xavier Nwankpa's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Iowa
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Xavier Nwankpa, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Iowa. Xavier Nwankpa shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 163
- TFL
- 3
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 4
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Xavier Nwankpa quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · DB
- Career Tackles
- 163
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Iowa
- Top game
- Michigan State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Southeast Polk · Iowa
- High school pipeline
- Southeast Polk · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 76 tackles · DB 33rd (top 4%) · Big Ten 28th (top 4%) · National 206th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Postseason | Iowa | 5 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 13.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa | 5 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.4 |
| 2023 Postseason | Iowa | 14 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 41.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa | 14 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 41.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Iowa | 10 | 4 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 14.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa | 10 | 37 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 14.7 |
| 2025 Postseason | Iowa | 13 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 30.2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Iowa | 13 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 30.2 |
Related Context
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Xavier Nwankpa played DB for Iowa. Across 4 tracked seasons, Xavier Nwankpa recorded 163 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Iowa paired 8 primary output with 18.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 26.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Iowa
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
26.7
Usage
5.9
Consistency
7.7
Best Game by takeover score
Penn State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Vanderbilt: 0. UAlbany: 0. Iowa State: 0. Massachusetts: 0. Rutgers: 0. Indiana: 1. Wisconsin: 0. Penn State: 1. Minnesota: 0. Oregon: 0. USC: 0. Michigan State: 1. Nebraska: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Vanderbilt: 7 by 29.2. UAlbany: 3 by 12.5. Iowa State: 7 by 29.2. Massachusetts: 1 by 4.2. Rutgers: 7 by 29.2. Indiana: 6 by 35. Wisconsin: 3 by 12.5. Penn State: 10 by 51.7. Minnesota: 6 by 25. Oregon: 8 by 33.3. USC: 8 by 33.3. Michigan State: 5 by 30.8. Nebraska: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.2 · Games = 9 · -0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 4 · +0.0 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Penn State
Best efficiency game
51.7 vs Penn State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/31 | @ Vanderbilt | W 34-27 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/28 | @ Nebraska | W 40-16 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Michigan State | W 20-17 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ USC | L 21-26 | 8 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Oregon | L 16-18 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Minnesota | W 41-3 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Penn State10+ tackles | W 25-24 | 10 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Wisconsin | W 37-0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Indiana | L 15-20 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Rutgers | W 38-28 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Massachusetts | W 47-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Iowa State | L 13-16 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs UAlbany | W 34-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Xavier Nwankpa story
Xavier Nwankpa built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from Pleasant Hill, IA wearing No. 1, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Xavier Nwankpa's career was his defensive production: 163 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 3 interceptions across 42 career games in the available record. That gives Xavier Nwankpa's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Iowa
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Postseason | Iowa | 2 | 7.4 | 1.8 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa | 2 | 7.4 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Iowa | 8 | 18.2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa | 8 | 18.2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Iowa | 1 | 18.1 | 3 | -7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa | 1 | 18.1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Iowa | 3 | 26.7 | 5.9 | 2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Iowa | 3 | 26.7 | 5.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Michigan State
Week 5 · W 26-16 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 15 Penn State
Week 8 · W 25-24 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
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Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Northwestern
Week 10 · W 10-7 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 1 Indiana
Week 5 · L 15-20 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
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Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 82 Michigan State
Week 13 · W 20-17 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
64.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Iowa
8 primary output · 18.2 efficiency · 4 usage
41.5
#2
2023 Regular Season · Iowa
41.5
8 primary · 18.2 efficiency · 4 usage
#3
2025 Postseason · Iowa
30.2
3 primary · 26.7 efficiency · 5.9 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
3
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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