XAVIER

NEWMAN

OL - 6-3 - 300 - DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto HS)

National top 300 recruit and All-American offensive lineman from DeSoto (Texas) High School...All-state honoree played under head coaches Todd Peterman and Claude Mathis at DHS...Ranked No. 246 national recruit on ESPN300 and No. 324 on PrepStar Top 350 All-America listing...Named Under Armour All-American, played for winning Team Armour at 2017 all-star game Orlando...Rated nation's second-best center prospect in 2017 recruiting class by ESPN and sixth by Scout, ranked No. 18 among guards by 247Sports...Top 100 Texas recruit: ranked No. 37 by ESPN, No. 49 by 247Sports, No. 64 (second among centers) by Scout and No. 71 on Lone Star Top 100...Named 2016 first team Class 6A All-State following senior season, led DeSoto to perfect 16-0 season and DII state championship...Paved way for state champs to average 540 yards-per-game offensively...Named to 2016 Subway Super Team by Dave Campbell Texas Football...Also named 2016 SportsDayHS All-Area first team by Dallas Morning News and first-team All-District 7-6A.

RHULE ON NEWMAN
"Xavier is a physical, tenacious and powerful offensive lineman. He's one of the most powerful players we've recruited on the offensive line. His tenacious, competitive nature helped him win a state championship. He is the definition of a finisher."