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Xavier Nwankpa
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Iowa
CBPROJECTED ROUND 7

XAVIER NWANKPA

Iowa • Big Ten

6-2213 LBS
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GRIDIRON INSIGHT: PRODUCTION OUTLIER

0.60 yards allowed per coverage snap on 355 cover snaps

Late-round film-elite CBs become starters at a 21% rate (avg 2.4 AV/yr)

GRIDIRON GRADE

PRODATHEXPOVR
65

CONTRIBUTOR

PRODUCTION
76
ATHLETICISM
62
EXPERIENCE
50

Grade reflects composite data model.

SCOUTING REPORT

D+

OVERALL COMPOSITE

45 / 100

CB · POOL: 795

The higher the percentile, the better. Percentiles are relative to other prospects at the same position in the same draft class.

STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES

STRENGTHS1
Yards/Coverage Snap
0.681
WEAKNESSES3
Forced Incompletion Rate
01
Pass Breakups
01
Forced Incompletions
01

MEASURABLES

HEIGHT

6-2

WEIGHT

213 LBS

POSITION CLASS

2026 CB CLASS

Ranked #28 of 39 by Gridiron Grade

1D'Angelo Ponds87
2Brandon Cisse85
3Mansoor Delane83
4Chris Johnson83
5Colton Hood82
···
28Xavier Nwankpa65

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