Defensive back, Iowa, 2022–25
Xavier Nwankpa
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 213 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Pleasant Hill, IA
- Born
- Dec 8, 2003
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Xavier Nwankpa played defensive back at Iowa (2022–25).
Career highs
10tackles, career hightwice; last vs. Penn State, 2025Defense
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
2025 Iowa 13 games, 76 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. UAlbany | W 34–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Iowa State | L 13–16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Massachusetts | W 47–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at Rutgers | W 38–28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Indiana | L 15–20 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Wisconsin | W 37–0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Penn State | W 25–24 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Minnesota | W 41–3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Oregon | L 16–18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at USC | L 21–26 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Michigan State | W 20–17 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | at Nebraska | W 40–16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Vanderbilt | W 34–27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Iowa 10 games, 41 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Illinois State | W 40–0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Troy | W 38–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | atMinnesota | W 31–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Ohio State | L 7–35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Washington | W 40–16 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | atMichigan State | L 20–32 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Wisconsin | W 42–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at UCLA | L 17–20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs.Nebraska | W 13–10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Missouri | L 24–27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2023 Iowa 14 games, 42 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Utah State | W 24–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | atIowa State | W 20–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Western Michigan | W 41–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atPenn State | L 0–31 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Michigan State | W 26–16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Purdue | W 20–14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atWisconsin | W 15–6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Minnesota | L 10–12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Northwestern | W 10–7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Rutgers | W 22–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Illinois | W 15–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | atNebraska | W 13–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Michigan | L 0–26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Tennessee | L 0–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Iowa 5 games, 4 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs.Iowa State | L 7–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Michigan | L 14–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atIllinois | L 6–9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Northwestern | W 33–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Kentucky | W 21–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2026 | Combine or pro day 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2½″ | |
| Weight | 208 lb | |
| Arm length | 30¾″ | |
| Hand size | 8¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 75½″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.48 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.62 s | |
| Vertical jump | 37½″ | |
| Bench press | 14 repsW | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.94 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.39 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 3 games with a stat; latest team: Kansas City Chiefs.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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