Usage Score
6
Player Dossier
2022-2025Iowa
Xavier Nwankpa
DB • 6'2" • 213 lbs • Pleasant Hill, IA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Xavier Nwankpa shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.9 disruption score.
Efficiency
25.9
Consistency
5.1
Season Value
10
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 8
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Xavier Nwankpa, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Iowa. Xavier Nwankpa shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.9 disruption score.
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: 2025 Postseason
Iowa paired 2 primary output with 25.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 25.9 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
25.9
Usage
6
Consistency
5.1
Best Game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Vanderbilt: 0. Unknown: 0. Iowa State: 0. Massachusetts: 0. Rutgers: 0. Indiana: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Penn State: 1. Minnesota: 0. Oregon: 0. USC: 0. Michigan State: 1. Nebraska: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Vanderbilt: 7 by 29.2. Unknown: 3 by 12.5. Iowa State: 7 by 29.2. Massachusetts: 1 by 4.2. Rutgers: 7 by 29.2. Indiana: 6 by 25. 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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.3 · Games = 8 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 4 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0 · Games = 7 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs First Half
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 Unknown | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Iowa
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
20222022202320232024202420252025
| 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 | 6 | 16.8 | 4.3 | 4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa | 6 | 16.8 | 4.3 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Iowa | 1 | 18.1 | 3 | -5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa | 1 | 18.1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Iowa | 2 | 25.9 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Iowa | 2 | 25.9 | 6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Michigan State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 57 takeover score.
#2
Penn State
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55 takeover score.
#3
Northwestern
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.8 takeover score.
#4
Michigan State
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.1 takeover score.
#5
Missouri
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Postseason · Iowa
2 primary output · 25.9 efficiency · 6 usage
10
#2
2025 Regular Season · Iowa
10
2 primary · 25.9 efficiency · 6 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Iowa
9.8
6 primary · 16.8 efficiency · 4.3 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2022 · Rating 0.9773
Southeast Polk · Altoona, IA
- Committed To
- Iowa
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Career Facts
1
Career teams
8
Seasons tracked
163
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 42 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.