Xavier McKinney

Xavier McKinney

25-Year-Old SafetyS
Green Bay Packers
2024 Fantasy Outlook
McKinney has had an up and down career, as he missed a total of 18 games during the four years of his rookie contract with the Giants. He picked the right year to get healthy and posted the most productive season of his career in 2023, which he parlayed into a four-year, $68 million contract with the Packers this offseason. Based on both the value of that contract and his experience relative to the rest of the secondary, McKinney will instantly be asked to emerge as a leader of the unit alongside Jaire Alexander. In each of his two fully healthy seasons in the NFL, McKinney has posted over 90 tackles, 10 passes defensed and three interceptions. If he can replicate those marks in his first year with Green Bay, he'll establish himself as one of the best defensive backs in IDP formats. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a four-year, $67 million contract with the Packers in March of 2024.
Interception streak continues
SGreen Bay Packers
September 30, 2024
McKinney recorded four tackles (two solo) and an interception in Sunday's 31-29 loss to the Vikings.
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McKinney continues showing why the Packers inked him to a lucrative long-term contract over the offseason, as he has now recorded an interception in all four games he has appeared in for Green Bay. McKinney is well on his way to surpassing the career-high five picks he recorded with the Giants back in 2021.
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Measurables Review View College Player Page
How do Xavier McKinney's measurables compare to other safeties?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
6' 0"
 
Weight
201 lbs
 
40-Yard Dash
4.63 sec
 
Vertical Jump
36.0 in
 
Broad Jump
122 in
 
Bench Press
0 reps
 
Hand Length
8.63 in
 
Arm Length
30.88 in
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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McKinney's 2022 campaign was marred by a hand injury suffered during the Giants' bye week. The safety missed seven contests but was able to return at the end of the season and played on every defensive snap during New York's two-game playoff run. McKinney tallied 16 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble over those two games, showcasing his considerable talent. The Alabama product is in the final year of his rookie deal and may have something to prove after last year's injury. McKinney emerged as a rising star in 2021 and will look to recapture that magic during the coming campaign.
McKinney is already one of the league’s top safeties, breaking out in 2021 after missing most of his otherwise productive rookie season with a foot fracture. After racing to 25 tackles on 209 snaps his rookie year — good for a pace of one per 8.4 snaps — McKinney’s 2021 tackle rate fell to one per 11.8 snaps. If he can cut that down to one every 10 snaps, McKinney could have a memorable IDP showing.
Of the three noteworthy Giants safeties, McKinney probably carries the most risk. He likely can't challenge Jabrill Peppers or Logan Ryan as starters, and any bench player has slim room for error as an IDP. McKinney could be a rare three-down third safety, however, especially since he, Ryan and Peppers are capable of lining up at CB or LB. The three each played more than 70 snaps in Week 17, so the blueprint is already laid out. With 25 tackles and an INT on 209 snaps, McKinney's per-snap production implies he'll provide DB2 utility or better if he remains in a three-down role.
As an accomplished college safety praised for his ability to alternate between safety, slot corner and rover functions, McKinney's worst-case NFL outcome is probably something like Kenny Vaccaro. There's plenty of room for a better outcome than that, though, both because McKinney inherits a productive role and because he posted standout production at Alabama. Antoine Bethea made 110 tackles in 2019 starting opposite Jabrill Peppers, and in 13 games last year McKinney totaled 95 tackles, three sacks and three interceptions as the Crimson Tide's leading tackler. Unfortunately, McKinney suffered a foot fracture during training camp, likely putting him on injured reserve to start his pro career. He isn't expected to play until November or December, if at all this season.
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Snags third interception
SGreen Bay Packers
September 23, 2024
McKinney tallied five tackles (four solo) and an interception in Sunday's 30-14 victory over the Titans.
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Impresses again in Week 2
SGreen Bay Packers
September 16, 2024
McKinney logged four total tackles (three solo), including one tackle for loss, and nabbed one interception during Sunday's 16-10 win over the Colts.
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Makes good first impression
SGreen Bay Packers
September 7, 2024
McKinney tallied four tackles (three solo) and an interception in Friday's 34-29 loss to the Eagles.
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Strikes it big with Pack
SGreen Bay Packers
March 11, 2024
The Packers and McKinney agreed to terms on a four-year, $68 million contract Monday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
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Will become free agent
SNew York Giants
March 5, 2024
McKinney will not receive the transition tag from the Giants and will become a free agent at the start of the new league year, March 13, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.
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INTs in first five games with GB
SGreen Bay Packers
October 6, 2024
With an interception in Sunday's 24-19 win over the Rams, McKinney became the first player since the 1970 merger to register an interception in each of his first five interceptions with a team, Wes Hodkiewicz of the Packers' official site reports.
ANALYSIS
McKinney also forced a fumble against Los Angeles, playing a pivotal role in the narrow victory. The offseason free-agent signing has been an instant success with the Packers, registering five interceptions through five games after posting three interceptions across 17 games with the Giants in 2023.
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