Xavier McKinney, S, Alabama (24.5, -110) – Over

McKinney may be the most complete safety in the draft. He’s very good around the line of scrimmage and shows enough athleticism to play on the back end or in the slot. The problem is the depth of the position and the needs of the teams picking in that range where a safety would make sense.

The Cowboys, picking at No. 17, have a need at safety, but they did sign Ha-Ha Clinton-Dix. The Raiders will draft a safety at some point, but not at 19. Not with last year’s first-round pick Johnathan Abram coming back and the signing of Damarious Randall on Thursday night.

The Jaguars pick at No. 20 and could certainly stand to upgrade, but they have a lot of needs as a true rebuilding team and safety should not be a priority. The Vikings pick at No. 22 but have far too many needs at other positions, like receiver and cornerback, to spend the first of their two first-round picks on the position.

Players projected to go on the first two days of the draft at the safety position include McKinney, Grant Delpit, Antoine Winfield Jr, Jeremy Chinn, Kyle Dugger, Terrell Burgess, Alohi Gilman, Brandon Jones, K’Von Wallace, and XFL alum Kenny Robinson Jr.

Despite McKinney being a very good prospect, there are too many potential starters for McKinney to land in the top 25 picks.

CONFIDENCE LEVEL: 3

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