The New York Giants took former Alabama S Xavier McKinney with their second-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.

McKinney was viewed as a potential first-round player, so the Giants may have gotten a steal. And the early reviews have been positive.

One reason McKinney is making the transition so well? As you can see below, he says new Giants coach Joe Judge’s coaching style reminds him of Nick Saban’s:

https://twitter.com/Giants/status/1296545100978425874

“When he discussed some of his rules and then how he wanted things to be handled and how he wanted us to be as a team, it was almost like a mirror version of how it was at Bama for me,” he said. “As far as that, it was an easy adjustment for me. I’ve already been in this type of system.”

Of course, he isn’t comparing Judge to Saban, just saying their styles are similar. Now, we’ll see if Judge can have success at the NFL level as a first-year head coach.