Defensive back, Alabama, 2017–19
Xavier McKinney
- Number
- No. 15
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2019)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Roswell, GA
- Born
- Aug 8, 1998, in Roswell, Georgia
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Xavier McKinney played defensive back at Alabama (2017–19). The New York Giants took McKinney in round 2, No. 36 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
13tackles, career hightwice; last vs. LSU, 20192sacks, career highvs. LSU, 20192interceptions, career highvs. Western Carolina, 2019Honors
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2019 Alabama 13 games, 95 tackles, 3 sacks, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Duke | W 42–3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. New Mexico State | W 62–10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at South Carolina | W 47–23 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Southern Miss | W 49–7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Ole Miss | W 59–31 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Texas A&M | W 47–28 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Tennessee | W 35–13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Arkansas | W 48–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | vs. LSU | L 41–46 | 13 | 9 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Mississippi State | W 38–7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Western Carolina | W 66–3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Auburn | L 45–48 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Michigan | W 35–16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Alabama 15 games, 74 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Louisville | W 51–14 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Arkansas State | W 57–7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 15 | atOle Miss | W 62–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs.Texas A&M | W 45–23 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Louisiana | W 56–14 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | atArkansas | W 65–31 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Missouri | W 39–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | atTennessee | W 58–21 | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | atLSU | W 29–0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Mississippi State | W 24–0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 17 | vs. The Citadel | W 50–17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs.Auburn | W 52–21 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | vs. Georgia | W 35–28 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Oklahoma | W 45–34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jan 7 ✦ | vs. Clemson | L 16–44 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2017 Alabama 5 games, 8 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs. Fresno State | W 41–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Colorado State | W 41–23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Ole Miss | W 66–3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atMississippi State | W 31–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Mercer | W 56–0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅜″ |
| Weight | 201 lb |
| Arm length | 30⅞″ |
| Hand size | 8⅝″ |
| Wingspan | 75½″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.63 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.66 sW |
| Vertical jump | 36″ |
| Broad jump | 10′2″ |
| Bench press | 19 reps |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 86 games with a stat; latest team: Green Bay Packers.
Pro Bowl: 2024 · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2024 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2025
All-Pro teams: AP first team 2024; AP second team 2025; Pro Football Writers first team 2024; Sporting News first team 2024.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | New York Giants | 5 | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | New York Giants | 17 | 88 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | New York Giants | 9 | 41 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | New York Giants | 17 | 105 | 0.5 | 3 |
| 2024 | Green Bay Packers | 17 | 84 | 1 | 8 |
| 2025 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 105 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 (so far) | Green Bay Packers | 5 | 18 | 1 | 3 |
| NFL career | 86 | 466 | 4.5 | 22 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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