Xavier Newman

This morning I started things off with a stop at Lancaster. The Aggies have yet to express an interest in any of the 2018s, but a couple to watch are DT John Graves (6-2, 280) and LB Jordan Davison (6-0, 210). Graves is a move-in from Blue Springs (Mo.) and Missouri, UNT, Texas, Oklahoma St., and Mississippi St. are among those who have expressed an interest. Everybody wants to get a good look at him during the spring and I see him as a fall eval kind of guy right now. Davison is in a similar spot. He had about 50 tackles as a junior, but his production is expected to increase this fall. He has clocked a 4.5 forty this spring and has a bench max of 310 and a squat of 500. He has some long arms and is already starting to turn some heads. North Texas and Colorado St. have shown some interest.https://twitter.com/jason_howell/status/856879660159905795In 2019, LB Xavier Newman (6-1, 235) is the headliner of the group. He played some DE and is projected as an OLB hybrid type. He added 20 pounds in the offseason and is also a wrestler. He's a bit of a tweener right now, but is very athletic. TCU and Texas are among those already showing interest. He did grow up a fan of FSU and Texas A&M. I asked him why A&M and he said Dae Dae and Nick Harvey. https://twitter.com/jason_howell/status/856883459104677888Also watch out for WR Jayce Medlock. He checks in at 6-3, 200 and is being looked at as a flex TE and a WR. He recently picked up his first offer from Illinois and Arkansas and Houston are also showing interest. His father played at Texas A&M.The 2020 class is already generating a lot of buzz. CB Lorando Johnson holds offers from TCU and Oklahoma State and is ranked in the top 10 on the TexAgs 2020 Texas Top 15. Watch out for CB Demarion Smith (5-11, 140). His drive to compete has been noted by his coaches. WRs Latrell Caple (5-10, 160) and Ladarius Fair (6-2, 170) will be worth watching down the line, and Caple is not shy about his A&M fandom. The fastest of the bunch is Trey Bradford (6-0, 160). He is listed as an ATH but look for him to get a good look at WR. He has clocked a 4.4 forty and is the 3rd leg on all of Lancaster's varsity relay teams. Now the last group is not even at Lancaster yet. I had to go over the the middle school and I have never done that before. But when there's a 6-3, 170-pound WR who runs a 10.7 100m and. 6-5, 210-pound DL curiosity gets the best of you. Wow is all I have to say. Remember the names of WR Ketron Jackson and DE Damon Walker. Another one worth watching is DE Courtney Massingill (6-0, 180)https://twitter.com/jason_howell/status/856896318823944192Next up was a stop at South Oak Cliff. The talent is trending back up at SOC with the some exciting young prospects jumping onto the radar.The Aggies are not involved with any of the 2018s yet but there's a couple worth noting for now. DB Kanion Williams is the most highly sought recruit with offers from Arizona State, Arizona, ULM, Utah State, Missouri, Oklahoma State, Arkansas State, and Houston. At 6-2, 180 he runs a 4.5 forty. CB Phillip Dixon also holds an offer from Arizona.In 2019, watch out for Daviun Wheeler (6-3, 240) and Derrion Clark (6-2, 235). Wheeler has great length and a big frame while Clark looks like a hybrid DE-OLB right now. OL Arrington Taylor (6-3, 320) is also drawing some attention after a strong sophomore season. Coaches are also high on QB Sean Simms (6-2, 220). The 2020 class though is the one to watch. OL Anthony Faz (6-5, 280) already has a Texas Tech offer and is ranked No. 15 in the TexAgs 2020 rankings. Good gracious he is big and he carries his weight well. I didn't get to see him work out but his flexibility and athleticism are the first things his coaches talk about and he definitely looks the part. OL Keimondre Porter (6-3 270) is another one coaches are excited about along with John Davis (6-0, 165) who is the cousin of former SOC standout Juice Parker. I also bumped into Kendrick Johnson. If the name sounds familiar it's because he's the brother of Texas A&M signee Devodrick Johnson. He plays basketball right now but at 6-1, 195 he looks like a clone of Devodrick and I wouldn't be surprised if he winds up on the football field before too long.https://twitter.com/jason_howell/status/856919892938956800I'll be back to add some profiles and links and stuff, but I have a few more stops.