On Friday night, the New York Giants drafted Xavier McKinney as the 36th overall pick. To celebrate, the New York Giants posted a hilarious video to twitter to celebrate drafting McKinney.
OMG. pic.twitter.com/dJB3bcoQfS
— New York Giants (@Giants) April 24, 2020
McKinney was the 5th Alabama player taken off the board.
He finished the 2019 season with 95 tackles, 3 sacks, 4 forced fumbles, 3 interceptions (one of which was returned 81 yards for a TD) 5 pass breakups and 5 QB hurries.
McKinney is the 10th safety in Alabama football history to be drafted to the NFL. The first ever drafted safety for the Crimson Tide was Roman Harper, back in 2006.
Xavier McKinney is also just the 3rd safety in Alabama history to be drafted in the first round of any NFL Draft. The most recent safety to be drafted from Alabama in the first round was Minkah Fitzpatrick in 2018.
One thing is for certain: the Giants added a number of Alabama fans on Thursday night when they drafted McKinney.
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