Last confirmed: Alabama, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 200 lb · Roswell, GA
Xavier McKinney: DB · Alabama · #15.
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Xavier McKinney
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. This is his third year in the same secondary at Alabama. On tape: 13 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against LSU, Week 11, 2019.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
95 tackles. 5 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 5.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Tuscaloosa News Oct 15
WBMA Oct 7Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-3vs Duke | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-10vs New Mexico State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 47-23@ South Carolina | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-7vs Southern Miss | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 59-31vs Ole Miss | 13 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 47-28@ No. 24 Texas A&M | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-13vs Tennessee | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 48-7vs Arkansas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 41-46vs No. 1 LSU | 13 | 9 | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 12 | W 38-7@ Mississippi State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | W 66-3vs Western Carolina | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 45-48@ No. 16 Auburn | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 35-16vs No. 17 Michigan | 10 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 95 | 59 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 3 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
95tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%6 TFL95 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 3 sacks · 5 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
3 seasons under Nick Saban — 38-4 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Road4g | 7.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 8.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Saban
Pass share
48.7%
406 pass / 428 run
Plays / game
64.2
13 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
429 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
95 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Alabama, 177 tackles — drafted at #36 overall by the New York Giants.
His career
He has a stat line in 33 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Nick Saban.
Where he ended up · NFL
New York GiantsEntering 7th NFL season
New York GiantsEntering 7th NFL season
