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.
Big first season with Green Bay
SGreen Bay Packers
January 20, 2025
McKinney finished the 2024 season with 88 tackles (60 solo), including 1.0 sacks, 11 pass breakups, including eight interceptions, and one fumble recovery across 17 regular-season contests.
ANALYSIS
McKinney signed a four-year, $67 million deal with Green Bay last offseason and went on to have a monster 2024 campaign, earning first-team All-Pro honors at safety. His eight interceptions were second most in the NFL, behind only Kerby Joseph's nine for the Lions. McKinney had a total of nine interceptions in 49 games with the Giants prior to signing with the Packers. McKinney played 100 percent of the defensive snaps in 14 of 17 contests and will be back manning free safety for defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley again in 2025.
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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 eighth interception
SGreen Bay Packers
January 6, 2025
McKinney tallied four tackles (three solo) and an interception in Sunday's 24-22 loss to the Bears.
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Seven tackles in loss
SGreen Bay Packers
December 30, 2024
McKinney recorded seven total tackles (five solo) in Sunday's 27-25 loss to the Vikings.
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Tallies nine stops Thanksgiving
SGreen Bay Packers
November 30, 2024
McKinney finished Thursday's Week 13 win against the Dolphins with nine tackles (seven solo).
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Nabs another pick in Week 12
SGreen Bay Packers
November 25, 2024
McKinney recorded three total tackles (all solo) and defended two passes, including one interception, in Sunday's 38-10 win over the 49ers.
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Great effort in win
SGreen Bay Packers
November 18, 2024
McKinney recorded nine total tackles (six solo) in Sunday's 20-19 win over the Bears.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Ranked high on end-of-season list
SGreen Bay Packers
January 17, 2025
McKinney is ranked as the No. 4 most impactful free-agent addition of 2024 by Bucky Brooks of NFL.com.
ANALYSIS
McKinney inked a four-year, $67 million dollar deal with the Packers last offseason after spending the first four seasons of his career with the Giants. The 2020 second-round pick enjoyed a breakout campaign in terms of ball hawking during his first year in Green Bay, picking off a career-high eight passes while tying a personal best with 11 breakups overall. McKinney earned first-team All-Pro honors in the process, and as Brooks points out, the talented safety is in the midst of his prime at just 26 years old.
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