Xavier McKinney: DB · Alabama · #15.
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Xavier McKinney
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Third year in the same secondary at Alabama. First career honor, 2019: All-America (USA Today). 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 this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 28
Heavy Oct 28
Saturday Down South Oct 24
The Tuscaloosa News Oct 15Swipe 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.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Nick Saban.
Next stop · NFL
New York GiantsEntering 7th NFL season
New York GiantsEntering 7th NFL season
