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Xavier McKinney

Safety, Green Bay Packers · #29.

Player facts

Team: Green Bay Packers
Position: Safety
Number: 29
Born: Aug 9, 1999 (age 27)
Birthplace: Roswell, GA, USA
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 201 lbs
College: Alabama
Experience: 7 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

Among the NFL leaders, 2026 Regular Season:

2nd in interceptions 3

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	18	12	6	1	0	0	0	3	8	2.7	0	5	3	0	0
Last 5 Games	18	12	6	1	0	0	0	3	8	3.3	0	0	3	0	0
Career	492	306	186	4.5	3	3	7	22	222	10.1	1	48	51	7.5	14

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	vs CHI	W 31-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	1.5	0	0	2	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ TB	W 17-14	5	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Thu, Sep 24	vs ATL	L 35-14	5	4	1	0	0	0	1	5	5.0	0	0	1	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ NYJ	W 20-17 OT	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ MIN	L 39-22	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Xavier Avis McKinney (born August 9, 1998) is an American professional football safety for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, and was selected by the New York Giants in the second round of the 2020 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Xavier McKinney, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

McKinney attended Roswell High School in Roswell, Georgia. As a senior, he recorded 82 tackles and seven interceptions. A 4-star safety recruit, McKinney committed to the University of Alabama to play college football.

College career

As a true freshman at Alabama in 2017, McKinney played in 13 games as a backup and special teams player. As a starter in 2018, he had 73 tackles, two interceptions and three sacks. He was named the defensive MVP of the 2018 Orange Bowl. On January 4, 2020, McKinney announced he would skip his senior season and would declare for the 2020 NFL draft.

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