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Name: Xavier Nwankpa 
College: Iowa      Number: 1
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 6-2   Weight: 213
Position:  Pos2: OLB/KR
Class/Draft Year: Sr/2026

40 Low: 4.42
   40 Time: 4.50
  40 High: 4.58

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 Data Scout Notes: X-HPFA/Better in 25/Rating @ SS/Was Benched in 24/Top 10 HS Safety Recruit/13GP-41TT-24/41TT-1INT-23 2024: NAC...2023: NAC...2022: NAC

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Height: 6015
Weight: 213

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 Xavier Nwankpa, Iowa, Player News

  10/21/25 - SS Xavier NwankpaSr/2026, Iowa, 6-2, 213 (DS#16 SS) + More +

  WEEK 8 BIG TEN DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Xavier Nwankpa, Iowa, DB – Sr. – Pleasant Hill, Iowa – Southeast Polk,...Recorded 10 tackles (seven solo) with an interception and a forced fumble to help the Hawkeyes defeat Penn State...Had an interception in the second quarter and returned it 28 yards to the 1, marking his first pick since the 2023 season and the third of his career...With 1:20 on the game clock, Nwankpa came on a delayed blitz, flushing the quarterback from the pocket toward other Hawkeye defenders, forcing an incomplete pass to secure the victory...Last Iowa Defensive Player of the Week honoree: Aaron Graves (Oct. 14, 2024). - Big Ten Football

(DS#16 SS) Sr/2026 SS Xavier NwankpaIowa
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