With the No. 36 overall pick in the (virtual) 2020 NFL Draft, the New York Giants bolstered their defensive backfield with the selection of Xavier McKinney. The Alabama safety proved to be a versatile athlete while in college, putting together a fantastic 2019 campaign en route to becoming a first-team All-SEC selection.
McKinney will bring a significant level of talent to Big Blue’s secondary, and his college head coach believes he won’t have a tough time doing so in the early stages of his career.
“I think it’ll be helpful to him because we do — when I was coaching for the Dolphins or Bill Belichick’s defensive coordinator in Cleveland — we do a lot of the same stuff here from a coverage standpoint, from a secondary standpoint,” Nick Saban said during an appearance on the “Giants Huddle” podcast.