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'09 NC OL Xavier Nixon

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Offensive tackle
Fayetteville (NC) Jack Britt
Ht: 6-foot-6
Wt: 275 lbs
Class: 2009 (High School)

Film:

My Take: It is unfair at the high school level to be that big and still be that quick. Xavier has a long lean frame with plenty of room and shows excellent feet and activity. His hand placement/activity was solid and his understanding of angles was impressive. He is light and definitely needs the weigthroom but he is so athletic...he moves as well as any OL I've seen in the past few years.

PalmettoSports.com

February 20, 2008

Nixon Makes NC State Visit

By Phil Kornblut
OL Xavier Nixon (6-7 270) of Fayetteville, NC is one of the top prospects in the country at his position and has 28 offers at this point. Among the offers are Clemson, USC, LSU, Alabama, North Carolina, Maryland, Georgia Tech, Miami, Florida, NC State, Tennessee and Ohio State. He picked up his LSU offer Wednesday. Wednesday night Nixon went to NC State for the basketball game with North Carolina and while there met up with Wolfpack head coach Tom O'Brien. "I talked to him at halftime," Nixon said. He also attended junior day at North Carolina and plans to attend a junior day at NC State this Sunday. During his spring break Nixon plans to visit Tennessee and Ohio State. As for the Palmetto State schools, Nixon said, "I hear from Clemson a lot, but I don't hear that much from South Carolina." Nixon identified his Clemson recruiter as Chris Rumph but could not name the USC recruiter. Nixon does not have a favorite and has not trimmed his list. He plays mostly at left tackle and said his mean streak is one of his strengths. "If you have someone in front of you, you want to hurt him early and he won't go up against you the rest of the game." Nixon also cited his strength and stamina as plusses and noted that he plays with his pads low.