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SAF2026 Draft Prospect

Xavier Nwankpa

Iowa

Measurables

6'2 4/8"

208 lb

Scouting report · The One Analytics

Day 2Projected · Round 3-4

Single-High Center-Field Safety

Xavier Nwankpa projects as a single-high center-field safety — a SAF from Iowa who tested with a starter-caliber athletic profile (53th composite). Combine line reads 6'2 4/8" · 208 lb, 4.48s 40, 37.5″ vertical. College defensive line: 171 tackles · 1 sacks · 3 INT · 4 PD across 4 seasons. Dominance score 10 (lagged the cohort when adjusted for age of production).

10C

Dominance score · multi-component

Limited college production

Blends four cohort percentiles — 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout (early-career + jump year), 10% position-specific efficiency. Prospects with off-the-chart seasons earn a bonus on top.

Career volume

35%

10th

age-weighted

Peak season

40%

5th

2025

Breakout

15%

24th

early-career + jump year

Efficiency

10%

5th

Plays/G · 0.15

Trait grades · 6 dimensions

B

Speed

67th percentile · 4.48s 40-yard

B

Burst

66th percentile · 37.5" vert · no broad

B-

Lateral Agility

42th percentile · 6.94s 3-cone · 4.39s shuttle

B

Vertical Pop

66th percentile · 37.5" vertical

B+

Frame

75th percentile · 6'2 4/8" · 208 lb

C+

Power

26th percentile · 14 bench reps

NFL comparisons · top 3 historical

Closest distance · 0.13
  1. #1

    Chinedum Ndukwe

    2007 R7 · #253 · Notre Dame · 6-2/206lb · 4.49s 40

    93

    sim

  2. #2

    Deon Grant

    2000 R2 · #57 · Tennessee · 6-2/209lb · 4.5s 40

    93

    sim

  3. #3

    Matt Ware

    2004 R3 · #89 · UCLA · 6-2/209lb · 4.54s 40

    82

    sim

Scheme fit

Cover-1 + Cover-3 looks built on single-high split-field reads.

X-Factor

Frame grades in the 75th percentile — 6'2 4/8".

Primary risk

Power sits in the 26th percentile (14 bench reps) — the headline weakness scouts will key on.

Generated by deterministic-v5 · Apr 19, 2026Workout · Combine + Pro Day

Scouting Combine · 2026

Combine percentiles

vs. SAF class · 2000–2026 baseline
43

Athletic composite

43rdAVERAGE

5 of 6 metrics graded

2× Strong1× Solid2× Below avg
4.48s67thSTRONG
i

40-Yard

vs. 659

37.566thSTRONG
i

Vertical

vs. 592

i

Broad

No data

6.94s63rdSOLID
i

3-Cone

vs. 388

4.39s20thBELOW AVG
i

Shuttle

vs. 398

1426thBELOW AVG
i

Bench

vs. 531

Frame measurables · arm / hand / wingspan

10

Athletic composite

10thPOOR

2 of 3 metrics graded

1× Below avg1× Replacement
30.820thBELOW AVG
i

Arm

vs. 229

8.30thREPLACEMENT
i

Hand

vs. 229

i

Wingspan

No data

College career · ESPN

Career stats

SeasonTeamTOTSOLOASTPDSACKFFINTYDSTD
2022IOWA121111001521
2023IOWA422715210100
2024IOWA412912100000
2025IOWA7650260021280
Career171117544123801