Xavier McKinney
Xavier McKinney (born August 8, 1998) is an American football safety for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama.
![]() McKinney in 2019 | |||
No. 29 – New York Giants | |||
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Position: | Safety | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Roswell, Georgia | August 8, 1998||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Weight: | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Roswell (Roswell, Georgia) | ||
College: | Alabama | ||
NFL Draft: | 2020 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36 | ||
Career history | |||
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Roster status: | Active | ||
Career highlights and awards | |||
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Career NFL statistics | |||
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Early years
McKinney attended Roswell High School in Roswell, Georgia.[1] As a senior, he recorded 82 tackles and seven interceptions. He committed to the University of Alabama to play college football.[2]
College career
As a true freshman at Alabama in 2017, McKinney played in 13 games as a backup and special teams player.[3] As a starter in 2018, he had 73 tackles, two interceptions and three sacks.[4][5][6] He was named the defensive MVP of the 2018 Orange Bowl.[7] On January 4, 2020, McKinney announced he will skip his senior season and will enter the 2020 NFL Draft.[8]
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 0 3⁄8 in (1.84 m) |
201 lb (91 kg) |
30 7⁄8 in (0.78 m) |
8 5⁄8 in (0.22 m) |
4.63 s | 36.0 in (0.91 m) |
10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) |
19 reps | |||||
All values from NFL Combine[9] |
McKinney was drafted by the New York Giants in the second round with the 36th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.[10]
References
- Felder, Justin (April 24, 2020). "Roswell alum McKinney picked by Giants". FOX 5 Atlanta. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- Champlin, Drew (January 1, 2017). "Four-star safety Xavier McKinney commits to Alabama again". AL.com. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- Sabin, Rainer (August 23, 2018). "In one year, Alabama DB has experienced a rapid rise". AL.com. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- Stansell, Ben (November 28, 2018). "It’s been a breakout season for Alabama defensive back Xavier McKinney". tuscaloosanews.com. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- Byington, Alex (March 28, 2019). "Junior safety McKinney leads experienced Alabama secondary this spring". annistonstar.com. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- Paschall, David (August 19, 2019). "Xavier McKinney confident in Alabama's more experienced secondary". Times Free Press. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- Parker, Joe (January 2, 2019). "National Championship to feature North Fulton grads". northfulton.com. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- Potter, Charlie (January 5, 2020). "Alabama DB Xavier McKinney announces NFL draft decision". BamaOnLine. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- "Xavier McKinney Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- Schwartz, Paul (April 24, 2020). "Giants select Xavier McKinney with No. 36 pick in NFL Draft 2020". New York Post. Retrieved April 24, 2020.