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Xavier Newman to Texas

On3 imageby:Justin Wells•04/20/16
Xavier Newman
Xavier Newman. (Courtesy of Nike)
Xavier Newman. (Courtesy of Nike)

Xavier Newman. (Courtesy of Nike)

AUSTIN – The X-Man is headed to Texas.

Desoto OL Xavier Newman committed to the Longhorns tonight. The 6-foot-4, 285-pound offensive lineman held offers from Mississippi State, Texas A&M, Missouri, and North Carolina among others.

Newman visited Texas last weekend and came away impressed after the Orange-White scrimmage.

“I loved UT and the Spring game was really nice,” Newman told IT. “I can see that they have a lot of talent and they are going to do big things.”

Excerpt from the Recruiting Notebook on Monday:

Xavier Newman, OL – Desoto (2017)
Hudl: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/5156339/xavier-newman

How he fits at Texas: If this kid was 6-foot-5 rather than 6-foot-3, he’d be a 4-star offensive tackle prospect and with his reach, I think the kid could probably play tackle anyways. Newman is quick but also determinedly gets his hands inside of people and works as hard as he can to get leverage so he can finish the block with a pancake. When his frame fills out he could probably carry 300+ very well and pack a lot of punch. He’s not pulling at DeSoto but his skill set suggests he could become a very good pulling guard. – IB

Coach says: DeSoto is loaded upfront on the offensive line with three legit FBS lineman, and when I got to see all three up close at The Opening Regionals in Dallas I came away thinking Newman was the best of the bunch. He looked great in 1-on-1s on the way to earning himself an invite to Oregon and the offers have been piling up ever since. On tape he can be seen playing center, guard and tackle, so versatility is certainly a plus and he is obviously capable of handling a lot mentally if an OL coach is able to deploy him in that manner. I love having a guy who is like a Swiss army knife because if gives you some flexibility when you are trying to get your best five on the field. On top of that, he has a bit of a nasty streak in him, and as I’ve said many times before, I absolutely love that and need that when evaluating an offensive lineman.

How this affects Texas: Texas will go tackle heavy in ’17 class, and Newman has the versatility to play all three – C, G, and T. He attended UT’s Spring game on Saturday and it went as well as possible. Eric will have more on the X-Man from the Metroplex. – JW

Newman is the 6th member of the Texas Class of 2017. He joins Kobe Boyce (Lake Dallas), Lagaryonn Carson (Liberty-Eylau), Damion Miller (John Tyler), Sam Ehlinger (Austin Westlake) and Major Tennison (Bullard).

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