What draft analysts said about Giants new safety Xavier McKinney

The 2020 NFL Draft has come and gone, but we look back at what analysts said about New York Giants safety Xavier McKinney pre-draft.

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Nick Saban clearly trusted McKinney to be the chess piece (queen?) of his defense, moving in every direction and attacking the ball from each angle. Slot, to deep to box safety and reliable in all three. He’s unafraid to make plays on the ball in coverage and will gladly fill in run support. In some ways a discount, lighter Isaiah Simmons, as they were asked to operate in many of the same areas of the field. The concern is he’s not close to the athlete Simmons is, so will his profile hold up in the same way in the NFL?