Xavier McKinney is a professional football safety for the New York Giants of the National Football League.
He weighs 91 kg and stands 1.83 m tall. While a student at Roswell High School, he played football. As a senior, he had 82 tackles and seven interceptions.
He participated in 2016 Under Armour All-America Game and Nike “The Opening,” and he was named No. 40 in the Rivals100, No. 3 among safety players, and No. 5 in Georgia.
Over Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Georgia, and Ohio State, he chose to play college football for the University of Alabama. He was an Alabama Crimson Tide football player at the University of Alabama.
During his true freshman year at Alabama in 2017, he took part in 13 games as a reserve and special teams player. He was named the defensive MVP of the Orange Bowl in 2018 after recording 73 tackles, two interceptions, and three sacks while starting.
He said in January 2020 that he would skip his senior year in order to declare for the 2020 NFL Draft. The second-round pick for the New York Giants in the 2020 NFL Draft was McKinney, who was taken with pick number 36 overall.
Jan. 2021 saw the recording of his first career interception. The COVID procedure was revealed by the Giants to include McKinney in November 2021.
Who Drafted Xavier McKinney: When Was Xavier McKinney Drafted?
McKinney was drafted by the New York Giants in the second round with the 36th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.