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| HT/WT: 6-0, 201 lbs |
| Birthplace: Roswell, GA |
| Age: 27 |
| School: Alabama |
| Experience: 7 |
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2026 Defensive
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CMB
Total Tackles
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INT
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TD
Interceptions Returned For Touchdown
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SCK
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| Regular Season | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Top Xavier McKinney News
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Packers' Xavier McKinney: Double-digit stops against Detroit
McKinney posted 10 tackles (four solo) during Sunday's 20-17 loss to the Lions.
Sunday was the first time since Week 17 of the 2025 season that McKinney posted double-digit tackles, and he finished second on the Packers in that category behind Isaiah McDuffie (11). McKinney has played every single defensive snap in six of seven regular-season games and is up to 31 tackles (18 solo), including 1.0 sacks, and three interceptions on the year.
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Packers' Xavier McKinney: Picks off Penix in Week 3 loss
McKinney recorded five tackles (four solo) and one interception during the Packers' 35-14 loss to the Falcons on Thursday.
It looked like the Packers' defense was going to make Thursday night a miserable 2026 debut for Michael Penix after the Falcons' QB was picked off by McKinney on the fourth play of Atlanta's first drive of the game, although Green Bay's offense was unable to capitalize on the takeaway. It was only two seasons ago that McKinney led the NFL with eight interceptions, though he's logged three picks across 19 regular-season games since the beginning of the 2025 campaign. He's opened the 2026 campaign with 12 tackles (nine solo) and one interception, and he's behind pace for the third 100th-tackle season of his seven-year NFL career.
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Packers' Xavier McKinney: Restructuring contract
McKinney's $4.25 million salary will be converted to a bonus for 2026, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports.
The Packers are restructuring McKinney's contract to free up cap space. McKinney is entering the third year of a four-year, $67 million contract he signed with Green Bay in March of 2024. He has compiled 10 interceptions and 195 tackles in his first two regular seasons with the Packers as one of the NFL's best safeties.
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Packers' Xavier McKinney: Reaches tackling century mark
McKinney finished the 2025 regular season with 107 tackles (54 solo), including 1.0 sacks, 10 pass defenses (two interceptions) and one forced fumble across 16 regular-season games in 2025.
McKinney reached 100-plus tackles for the second time in his six-year career, with both instances coming over the last three seasons. He also reached double-digit pass defenses for a third consecutive season (and fourth time for his NFL career), though his two interceptions were far less than the eight he accrued during the 2024 campaign. McKinney signed a four-year, $67 million contract with the Packers in March 2024, so the Alabama product is under contract with Green Bay through 2027.
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Packers' Xavier McKinney: Idle for Week 18
McKinney (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Vikings, Mike Spofford of the Packers' official site reports.
McKinney will be a healthy scratch for Sunday's regular-season finale, seeing as the Packers cannot improve from the No. 7 seed in the NFC for the postseason. Kitan Oladapo is poised to start at safety alongside Evan Williams for Week 18. McKinney will end the 2025 regular season with 107 tackles (54 solo), including 1.0 sacks, 10 pass defenses (two interceptions) and one forced fumble over 16 games.
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Packers' Xavier McKinney: Matches career high with 13 tackles
McKinney finished Saturday's 41-24 loss to Baltimore with 13 tackles (six solo).
McKinney was one of three Packers defenders to play every single snap, and he finished the contest with a game-high 13 tackles, matching his career high that he logged in Week 11 of the 2023 season as a member of the Giants. McKinney is up to 107 combined tackles through 16 regular-season games, marking the second time in his six-year NFL career that he has reached 100-plus tackles in a season. With the Packers locked in as the NFC's seventh seed heading into the postseason, McKinney and the rest of the Packers starters could be rested or operate on a snap count against the Vikings in Week 18.
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Packers' Xavier McKinney: Tallies seven tackles in win
McKinney recorded seven tackles (three solo) during Sunday's 28-21 win versus the Bears.
McKinney played all 68 of Green Bay's defensive snaps in Week 14, and he racked up seven-plus tackles for the sixth time this season. He's still on pace to surpass 100 tackles for the second time in his career, but he might spend more time in coverage in a Week 15 matchup at Denver.
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