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Xavier Nwankpa
Chiefs logoKansas City Chiefs

Xavier Nwankpa

Sposition#29jersey22age6' 2"height213lbsRookieexperienceIowacollege
At a glance

Xavier Nwankpa is a safety for the Kansas City Chiefs (No. 29). In 4 games of the 2026 season: 8 tackles, 0 sacks and 1 interception.

Is Xavier Nwankpa playing this week?

Xavier Nwankpa is not on the current injury report. The Kansas City Chiefs play next on the road at the Atlanta Falcons on Sun, Nov 15, 1 PM ET (Week 10), on CBS.

What are Xavier Nwankpa's stats this season?

In 4 games of the 2026 season, Xavier Nwankpa has 8 tackles, 0 sacks and 1 interception.

What team does Xavier Nwankpa play for?

Xavier Nwankpa plays safety for the Kansas City Chiefs, wearing No. 29. Xavier Nwankpa is 22 years old, 6' 2", 213 lbs. College: Iowa. Rookie season.

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Pigskin Nightly, “Xavier Nwankpa 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/xavier-nwankpa (updated 2026-11-10).

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Xavier NwankpaKansas City Chiefs · #29
Not enough snaps yet2026 season
2026 percentile card · safeties

Not enough snaps yet

The card grades safeties with at least 135 defensive snaps this season. Nwankpa has 5, 130 short. Until then, the raw numbers:

Snap %Tkl/gPDINTTFL
  • Snap %2%
  • Tkl/g8 tkl
  • PD1 PD
  • INT1 INT
  • TFL0 TFL
Small sample · 5 of 135 defensive snapsMethod4 games5 defensive snapsweeks 1–9peer group 96 qualified · min. 135 defensive snapsnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 15 min agoGlossary →

Nwankpa is under the 135-defensive snaps minimum, which grows with every week of the season, so his numbers are shown but not ranked against the 96 qualified safeties.

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Snap share

Defense and special teams, by week
0%0 snapsWk 1 · DEN
0%0 snapsWk 2 · IND
1%1 snapsWk 3 · MIA
1%1 snapsWk 4 · LV
4%3 snapsWk 6 · LAC
0%0 snapsWk 7 · SEA
0%0 snapsWk 8 · DEN
0%0 snapsWk 9 · NYJ

The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
Chiefs · signed 2026 · 3 years, through 2028$1.0M a year
Total
$3.1M
Guaranteed
$268K
Share of cap at signing
0.3%
9% of the value guaranteed
24th paid28th in snapspercentiles among 398 DBs under contract, 2026

Game log

DefenseInterceptions
WeekOpponentResultTklSoloSacksTFLPDQB hitsINTRet ydsTD
1 Sep 14vs Broncos logoDENW 31-10210000–––
3 Sep 27@ Dolphins logoMIAW 24-10100000–––
4 Oct 4@ Raiders logoLVW 30-27330010130
6 Oct 18vs Chargers logoLACW 22-6210000–––
Season850010130

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Measure him against the leader in tackles at his positionNwankpaKC · SVSBeltonNYJ · 76 tacklesSide by side, stat by stat →
vsEvan WilliamsGB · 76 tacklesvsJeremy ChinnLV · 66 tacklesvsQuentin LakeLAR · 63 tacklesvsBudda BakerARI · 62 tacklesvsKyle HamiltonBAL · 60 tacklesvsJessie Bates IIIJAX · 60 tacklesvsJoshua MetellusMIN · 58 tacklesvsXavier WattsATL · 58 tackles
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Safeties in his range

Same position · nearest by grade · AFC West first
AFC WestKendall WilliamsonChargers logoLAC · S5tkl0PD—No gradeAFC WestMiles ScottBroncos logoDEN · S0tkl0PD—No gradeAFC WestTristin McCollumRaiders logoLV · S0tkl0PD—No gradeAFCJonathan OwensColts logoIND · S7tkl0PD—No gradeAFCBeau BradeBengals logoCIN · S0tkl0PD—No gradeLeagueLorenzo Styles Jr.Saints logoNO · S2tkl0PD—No grade

More safeties on the Chiefs

Chamarri ConnerS · 28 tkl · grade 52Alohi GilmanS · 31 tkl · grade 34Jaden HicksS · 34 tkl · grade 33DeShon SingletonS · 0 tkl
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