Xavier McKinney ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places McKinney in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns McKinney a career score of 77, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Xavier McKinney

1× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 4% all-time defensive backsIron Legend📈 Late Developer · 2024 Team Carrier · #223

Height6'0"

Weight201 lb

BornAug 9, 1999

Age26

CollegeAlabama See College Stats

ConferenceSoutheastern

Rookie yr2020

Draft2020 · Rd 2, Pick 36 · NYG

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber defensive back (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 125 · #821 · High-Value

Worth 125 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 19% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +31.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

2 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+31.3

Avg surplus

peak +51

4 seasons × ~31.3 surplus ≈ VORP 125

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2020	—	NYG	4	—	24	14	10	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	210	47.8%	22	19.5%	13	12	0.9	65.4	5.9	0	0	0	7	1	0.0
2021	—	NYG	17	—	88	54	34	1	0	0.0	1.0	5	10	0	—	1	0	—	0.0%	1,133	96.9%	—	0.0%	56	38	0.7	72.2	9.6	1	1	0	3	10	0.1
2022	—	NYG	9	—	40	24	16	2	1	1.0	4.0	0	5	1	—	0	0	3	5.0%	554	98.1%	53	23.8%	23	12	0.5	93.6	14.7	3	2	0	28	2	0.0
2023	—	NYG	17	—	105	67	38	2	1	0.5	3.5	3	11	1	2	0	0	—	0.0%	1,128	100.0%	103	22.6%	65	41	0.6	69.8	8.5	3	2	0	42	8	0.1
2024	—	GB	17	—	80	54	26	2	1	1.0	4.0	8	11	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,067	97.7%	162	36.5%	49	36	0.7	78.5	13.0	2	1	0	13	3	0.0
2025	—	GB	16	—	105	52	53	0	2	1.0	3.0	2	10	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,053	100.0%	151	37.8%	40	23	0.6	69.2	12.2	2	0	1	8	6	0.1
Career		—	80	—	442	265	177	8	5	3.5	16.5	19	48	3	3	1	0	3	5.0%	5,145	90.1%	491	28.0%	246	162	—	—	—	11	6	1	101	30	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2020	21	NYG	4	—	24	14	10	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	1	0	—	0	2.5
2021	22	NYG	17	—	88	54	34	1	0	0.0	1.0	5	10	0	—	1	12.9
2022	23	NYG	9	0*	40	24	16	2	1	1.0	4.0	0	5	1	—	0	4.4
2023	24	NYG	17	—	105	67	38	2	1	0.5	3.5	3	11	1	2	0	11.3
2024	25	GB	17	—	80	54	26	2	1	1.0	4.0	8	11	0	1	0	13.3
2025	26	GB	16	—	105	52	53	0	2	1.0	3.0	2	10	1	—	0	11.5
Career			80		442	265	177	8	5	—	—	19	48	3	3	1	55.9

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2020	21	NYG	6	—	—	0.0%	210	47.8%	22	19.5%
2021	22	NYG	17	—	—	0.0%	1,133	96.9%	—	0.0%
2022	23	NYG	9	0*	3	5.0%	554	98.1%	53	23.8%
2023	24	NYG	17	—	—	0.0%	1,128	100.0%	103	22.6%
2024	25	GB	17	—	—	0.0%	1,067	97.7%	162	36.5%
2025	26	GB	16	—	—	0.0%	1,053	100.0%	151	37.8%
Career			82		3	—	5,145	—	491	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2020	21	NYG	6	—	13	12	0.9	65.4	5.9	0	0	0	7	1	0.0
2021	22	NYG	17	—	56	38	0.7	72.2	9.6	1	1	0	3	10	0.1
2022	23	NYG	9	0*	23	12	0.5	93.6	14.7	3	2	0	28	2	0.0
2023	24	NYG	17	—	65	41	0.6	69.8	8.5	3	2	0	42	8	0.1
2024	25	GB	17	—	49	36	0.7	78.5	13.0	2	1	0	13	3	0.0
2025	26	GB	16	—	40	23	0.6	69.2	12.2	2	0	1	8	6	0.1
Career			82		246	162	—	—	—	11	6	1	101	30	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 77 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 77 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 77.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 77· confidence 92%

What builds the career mark of 73

On-field 55.1

Availability 17.9

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)

2020bestavg 65elite 702025

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #223 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

1 qualifying season

2021 NYG·4 team wins#11

Interceptions · 5 · score 45

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 9% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

9% of the all-time Interceptions leader9

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 92%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.681See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.681Snap share90.1%Def snaps5,145ConsistentCV 0.16

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within defensive backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2020

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

4.63s

40-Yard

36"

Vertical

122"

Broad Jump

19 reps

Bench

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Defense

Tkl26Solo13Ast13TFL1Sk1.0Dis2.0PD4FF1

College Stats

AlabamaImported college table

College Defense

Season	School	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2017	Alabama	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	0	0	—	—
2018	Alabama	—	44	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	1	0	—	—
2019	Alabama	—	59	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	4	1	—	—
Career		0	108	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	15	0	5	1	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2020 Draft Class· this player went #36

#28Patrick QueenLB #29Isaiah WilsonOT #30Noah IgbinogheneCB #31Jeff GladneyCB #32Clyde Edwards-HelaireRB #33Tee HigginsWR #34Michael PittmanWR #35D'Andre SwiftRB #37Kyle DuggerSAF #38Yetur Gross-MatosDE #39Robert HuntOT #40Ross BlacklockDT #41Jonathan TaylorRB #42Laviska Shenault Jr.WR #43Cole KmetTE #44Grant DelpitSAF

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Xavier inherited the New York Giants DB room from Darnay Holmes (2020–2023), and handed it to Adoree' Jackson (2021–2024).

Greg Jackson 1989–1993Phillippi Sparks 1992–1999Tito Wooten 1994–1998Jason Sehorn 1994–2002Conrad Hamilton 1996–1999Percy Ellsworth

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with GB
2024team change
Joined GB (from NYG)
2020draft
Drafted by NYG — Round 2, Pick 36

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 201 lb

Frame

201 lb at 4.63s

Size-speed

36" vert / 122" broad

Explosion

19 reps

Bench power

Injury History

No game-status injuries on record since 2009 (nflverse weekly reports).

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 6-season peers. See all →

peak 84

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

D2020

A2021

C2022

B+2023

A+2024

B2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

89%

Era Translator

INT translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual INT	INT/G	→ 2025 INT	→ 2025 /G
2020	1	0.3	3+2	0.2
2021	5	0.3	4-1	0.2
2022	0	0	0	0
2023	3	0.2	3	0.2
2024	8	0.5	8	0.5
2025	2	0.1	2	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

125 career value over replacement — #821 all-time of 4,642. 20.8/season above a replacement-level S.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #36 (Rd 2) · NYG · 2020 · +22.1 vs expected KV-H

77actual

54.9 expected · Δ+22.1

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2020

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

College Defense

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2020 Draft Class· this player went #36

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator