Xavier McKinney

Position:
DB
Height:
6-1
Weight:
200
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Roswell, Ga.
High School:
Roswell

Junior (2019)

Earned second team All-America accolades from the AFCA, The Sporting News and Walter Camp ... selected as a third team All-American at safety by the Associated Press and Pro Football Focus ... named to the All-SEC first team by the league coaches and the Associated Press ... finished 10th in the SEC in tackles with 95 across his 13 games ... Tide’s leader in tackles, including 5.5 for loss (-40 yards) and three sacks (-21 yards) ... totaled a league-high and team-high four fumbles to tie for second in Alabama single-season records ... added three interceptions (78 yards) to go with five pass breakups and five quarterback hurries as a junior ... returned one of his interceptions for an 81-yard touchdown ... named a semifinalist for the Thorpe Award, presented annually to the nation’s top defensive back ... added to the Bednarik Award Watch List following the Tennessee matchup and was a semifinalist for the award .... tabbed to ESPN’s Midseason All-America Team ... selected as a Second Team Preseason All-American by Athlon, CBS Sports and The Sporting News ... also named to the Jim Thorpe Award Watch List ... selected as one of the Alabama coaching staff’s defensive players of the week for his play against Duke, New Mexico State, Southern Miss, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, LSU, Western Carolina and Auburn. Duke: Led the Tide defense with a career-high eight stops in the opener ... helped hold the Blue Devils to only 204 yards of total offense on the day. New Mexico State: Tied for the team lead in tackles with six stops against the Aggies ... added a quarterback hurry and forced a fumble on his way to earning defensive player of the week accolades from the Tide coaches. South Carolina: Paced the Crimson Tide defense with nine stops, including one tackle for loss (-1 yard) ... added his first interception of the season, taking a knee in the Gamecock end zone. Southern Miss: Earned defensive player of the week honors from the Tide coaches for his efforts against the Golden Eagles ... recorded five tackles and led a secondary that held USM to just 174 yards passing. Ole Miss: Team leader in tackles once again with a career-high 13 stops ... added one quarterback hurry on the day ... his efforts helped limit the Rebels to only 179 yards passing on the afternoon and earned him defensive player of the week accolades from the UA coaches once again. Texas A&M: Contributed a fumble recovery and one pass breakup to go with his six tackles against the Aggies ... named to the UA coaching staff’s defensive players of the week for his efforts against A&M. Tennessee: Recorded six tackles against the Vols ... played a key role in limiting the UT offense to only 231 total yards. Arkansas: Finished his night with three total tackles ... added a quarterback hurry and one pass breakup in the Tide’s dominant defensive performance that saw the Hogs accumulate only 213 yards of offense. LSU: Led all Alabama defenders with a career-high tying 13 total tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss (-13 yards) ... also contributed a career-high two sacks (-13 yards), a forced fumble and a quarterback hurry ... earned defensive player of the week recognition from the Tide coaching staff for his play in the top-five matchup. Mississippi State: Broke up two passes and finished with five total tackles ... led a Tide secondary that held State to only 82 yards passing. Western Carolina: Earned defensive player of the week recognition from the Tide coaching staff for his standout play against the Catamounts ... forced three total turnovers, including a forced fumble to go with his career-high two interceptions ... returned one of the picks for an 81-yard touchdown ... added three tackles, including one for loss (-18 yards) ... helped the Tide secondary force WCU into four interceptions on the day and only 112 yards passing. Auburn: Tied for the team lead in tackles with eight stops against the Tigers ... also broke up one pass and forced a fumble ... selected as a defensive player of the week by the Tide coaches for his play in the Iron Bowl. Michigan: Contributed 10 tackles in the Citrus Bowl to tie for the team lead ... added one sack (-8 yards) and a quarterback hurry ... directed a UA secondary that forced two interceptions and limited the Wolverines to only 233 yards passing.

Sophomore (2018)

An elite defensive back who secured the starting safety spot in fall camp ... selected as the Defensive Most Valuable Player in the Orange Bowl ... ranked third on UA with 73 tackles, including six tackles for loss (-44 yards) and three sacks (-40 yards) ... tied for second on UA with two interceptions on the season, including one of the Crimson Tide’s pick-sixes in 2018, intercepting a pass at Ole Miss and returning the interception 30 yards for a score ... added 10 pass breakups to tie for second on UA to go with two quarterback hurries and a forced fumble as a sophomore ... selected as one of the Alabama coaching staff’s defensive players of the week for his efforts against Tennessee and LSU. Louisville: Made his first career start, collecting three tackles in the process ... added half a tackle for loss (-3 yards) against the Cardinals. Arkansas State: Led the Tide defense with seven tackles and added one pass breakup in the home opener. Ole Miss: Intercepted his first career pass with a return of 30 yards for a touchdown ... added two tackles to his totals in Oxford. Texas A&M: Ranked second on the Tide defense with seven stops ... added a huge sack (-10 yards) to his totals, part of the Tide’s season-high seven sacks on the afternoon. Louisiana: Picked off his second pass of the year to go with his three tackles, including half a sack (-5 yards), and contributed one quarterback hurry against the Ragin’ Cajuns ... his efforts in the secondary helped limit ULL to a season-low 88 yards passing. Arkansas: Collected six tackles, including one for a loss (-1 yard), and added one pass breakup against the Hogs. Missouri: Totaled three stops against the Tigers ... helped hold Mizzou to only 142 yards passing on the night. Tennessee: Tied for second on the team with five tackles ... contributed 1.5 tackles for loss (-23 yards) and one sack (-22 yards) to go with his first career forced fumble which was recovered by the Tide to set up an eventual UA touchdown ... played a key role in limiting the Volunteers to only 258 yards of total offense and just 13 first downs on the day ... earned defensive player of the week recognition from the UA coaching staff for his play in Knoxville. LSU: Recorded four tackles and a pass breakup in Baton Rouge ... helped limit the Tigers to only 196 total yards in the shutout effort ... selected as one of the Alabama coaching staff’s defensive players of the week for his performance on the Bayou. Mississippi State: Tied for second on the UA defense in tackles with five stops ... also broke up a team-high and career-best two passes against State ... played a key role in limiting the Bulldogs to only 125 yards passing and just 169 yards of total offense. The Citadel: Finished with five tackles against the Bulldogs. Auburn: Registered six tackles with half a stop for loss (-1 yard) in the Iron Bowl ... added one quarterback pressure, part of the Tide’s eight hurries on the day. Georgia: Contributed five tackles against the Bulldogs, including one for loss (-1 yard). Oklahoma: Earned Defensive MVP honors in the Orange Bowl ... tied for second on the team with five tackles against the Sooners ... contributed a career-high four pass breakups as well. Clemson: Led the Alabama defense with a career-high tying seven tackles in the title game pairing ... also broke up one pass on the night.

Freshman (2017)

Worked on special teams while seeing some action in the secondary as a freshman ... totaled eight stops with 1.5 tackles for loss (-1 yard) while playing in 13 of the Tide's 14 games. Florida State: Earned playing time on special teams in the first game of his collegiate career but did not record any stats. Fresno State: Entered late in the game on defense while playing on punt coverage all afternoon ... finished with his first two collegiate tackles from his spot in the secondary. Colorado State: Collected a pair of tackles for the second straight game ... both stops were unassisted from his spot in the secondary. Vanderbilt: Saw time on special teams and with the second unit on defense but did not record any stats. Ole Miss: Played on special teams and in the secondary ... collected one tackle from his safety spot, including half a tackle for a loss. Texas A&M: Worked on special teams but did not record any stats. Arkansas: Saw time on special teams and in the defensive secondary ... did not collect any stats. Tennessee: Worked on special teams and defense against the Vols but did not have any numbers to his name. LSU: Earned time in the secondary while resuming his duties on special teams but did not record any stats. Mississippi State: Made one tackle on kick coverage, his first special teams stop of the season. Mercer: Matched his season-high mark for tackles with two stops in the Tide secondary ... added one tackle for loss (-1 yard) against the Bears. Clemson: Saw time against the Tigers but did not record any stats in New Orleans. Georgia: Worked on special teams against the Bulldogs.

High School and Personal Data

An elite defensive back prospect and one of the top players in Georgia ... a unanimous four-star prospect who was tabbed a top-10 safety nationally by all major recruiting outlets ... participated in the Under Armour All-America Game and Nike's 2016 "The Opening" ... ranked No. 40 in the Rivals100, the No. 3 safety and No. 5 player in the state of Georgia ... the No. 54 player overall, sixth-best safety prospect and No. 6 overall in the state by 247Sports ... the 247Composite ranked him No. 58 overall, the No. 6 safety nationally and No. 8 player in Georgia ... No. 87 in the ESPN300, No. 9 safety, No. 10 player in Georgia and No. 41 overall in the Southeast region according to ESPN ... member of the PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team as the No. 81 player overall ... No. 113 in the Scout300, the No. 11 safety nationally and No. 3 safety in Georgia ... named the 2016 Georgia Class 7A Defensive Player of the Year by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... recorded 82 tackles, seven interceptions, nine pass breakups, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries as a senior in 2016 ... finished his junior season with 111 tackles, including four for a loss and two sacks, 13 pass breakups and nine interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns ... coached by John Ford at Roswell High School ... chose Alabama over Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Georgia and Ohio State.