'09 NC OL Xavier Nixon (Florida Signee)

[osugrad21]

'09 NC OL Xavier Nixon

Recruiting Planet (News Only)



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.

[wadc45]

Top OL in the country for '09, IMO.

[pnuts34]

Do you really think he's that much better than Marcus Hall? I know it's still early in the recruiting process and these kids have another year of ball to play, but what sets him apart from say Hall, Leon Hill(Illini commit) and Eric Shrive who are considered the best OL in the midwest?

[brutus2002]

IMO=in my opinion^ In WAD's opinion he is the best in 09...OL is a hard position to project in college. Either way if the staff offered hes definately deserving and that good enough for me.

[wadc45]

He is more polished than Hall at this point and uses his upper body much more effectively. His lateral movement is superior and his footwork is pretty decent for a high school junior. He is much more athletic than Shrive, although I've seen very limited film of Shrive. Hill is a project, IMO (as all OL are to some degree). Nixon is more like a Mike Adams...built to contribute at the college level right away. The fact that he has offers from EVERYONE is a huge indication of his talent levels. Schools are going to be looking to Nixon to come in and play right off the bat...

[crazybuckfan40]

Kid was talked about as the best at the all american combine in SA as well...

Jwinslow was on this one about a month ago...

[pnuts34]

Wow! Ok I'm sold on the kid. It's just that you hear so much pub about Marcus Hall, not just being from OH but also on rivals.com as well. But I'll be looking out for this kid.

[OSUnumber45]

LOVE this offer. Like Wad said, he's the best OL in the country for 09. He's this year's Mike Adams, IMO. Ready to contribute right away. I love that he's coming for an unofficial soon.

[wadc45]

Rivals $

2/25

Alabama offered a few weeks ago and he is excited to learn more about the Crimson Tide.

[IrishCalves]

Was the 2nd kid ND offered, and I think the 1st was John Simon, so you guys ought to know how highly this kid is thought of in most circles. This kid projects as definite left tackle material. Don't know about instant impact while weighing 275, but thats no reason to knock the guy; he could easily tack on healthy weight between now and his arrival on some college campus in the fall of 2009. He's big time. If a school hasn't looked into this kid, they will, and soon.

[osugrad21]

PalmettoSports.com

March 11, 2008

USC Checks In With Nixon

By Phil Kornblut
USC offensive line coach John Hunt spoke Tuesday with OL Xavier Nixon (6-7 270) of Fayetteville, NC Nixon said Tuesday night. Nixon missed a call Tuesday from his Clemson recruiter Chris Rumph but said he talked to Rumph about two weeks ago. Nixon has not visited any school due to basketball but said he will drop in at USC and Clemson at some point. On his spring break he plans to visit Tennessee, Ohio State, Penn State and West Virginia. Nixon said he has 28 offers and feels Miami and North Carolina are recruiting the hardest. He does not claim a favorite.

[wadc45]

Visiting OSU, Pitt and Tennessee with his high school coach and teammate Everett Proctor (just picked up his first offer from NC State)...

[wadc45]

Jack Britt Busy During Recruiting Season :: WRAL.com

Jack Britt football coach Richard Bailey is looking forward to April 20.

Bailey isn?t starting a vacation or taking the day off. But he will be getting a break from constant telephone calls from college football coaches seeking updates on offensive lineman Xavier Nixon.

?On April (20), they can call him direct, and I don?t have to be the go-between,?? Bailey said. ?It?s been crazy. I get one call right after another.

?Florida State called today. Maryland called. Who else? Clemson called. He sat down and called six schools the other day during weight lifting class.

?It?s like that every day. I?m glad I?ve got one of those unlimited cell phone plans.??

Such is life when you coach one of the nation?s top prospects.

Even though Nixon hasn?t completed his junior year, the 6-foot-6, 275-pounder already owns more than 30 scholarship offers from major-college programs, including Alabama, Clemson, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Miami, Michigan, North Carolina, N.C. State, Notre Dame, Penn State, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia Tech.

Alabama?s Nick Saban, Charlie Weis from Notre Dame, Clemson?s Tommy Bowden, Tennessee?s Phi Fulmer, Mark Richt from Georgia, Tom O?Brien of N.C. State and North Carolina?s Butch Davis are just a few of the head coaches who have dropped by.

Some of those coaches have also inquired about Jack Britt quarterback Everett Proctor. Proctor was named 2007 Cape Fear region Player of the Year by The Observer after leading the Bucs to a share of the Mid-Southeastern 4-A Conference title.

But while Proctor has an early favorite in Maryland, according to Bailey, Nixon is still sorting through the options.

?With other kids I?ve had here, you could kind of tell who they liked,?? Bailey said. ?With (linebacker) Wesley (Flagg), he liked (North) Carolina. I know if my quarterback gets an offer from Maryland, he?s probably going to commit on the spot.

?But Xavier is not like that. He?s not a fan. He doesn?t wear like an N.C. State shirt around school every day. So I don?t have a clue who he?s really favoring.??

But Bailey is encouraging Nixon to trim his list in the near future.

?You can?t date 30 women,?? Bailey said. ?It may sound fun, but you can?t keep 30 women on the string. You have to narrow it down at some point.??

Bailey added that Nixon is already the most heavily recruited player he?s coached at Jack Britt, which is saying something. The Bucs have produced a number of major-college players since the school opened in 2000, including Aaron Kirkland (Tennessee), George Bell (Virginia Tech), Brandon Ghee (Wake Forest), Flagg (UNC) and Alex Frye (Wake Forest).

?The Ohio State coaches told me they aren?t the type to offer 10 offensive linemen and hope that three sign,? Bailey said. ?They?re going to offer three and those are the only ones. They?ve told me he?s (Nixon) No. 1 on their board. Florida State told me he?s No. 1 on their board.

[stowfan]

We all know what Pete Carroll would tell him.

[osubucksfan2]

Xavier Nixon vistited Ohio State today. I has having lunch with Solomon, Sabino, Heyward and Nate at marketplace (on campus) and Coach Bollman dropped Xavier off to chill with us. He talked for a minute with everybody and then they went upstaris to Solomons room. I had to leave though. IDK what happened. I will ask tomorrow though................

Edit: I dont know when Nixon leaves campus but I know I was told the team has practice early tomorrow. He will probably attend that. He could be here until sunday morning...... he mentioned he hasn't even seen the WH athletic facility yet...............