'16 KS DE Xavier Kelly (Clemson Verbal)

[jerboski]

Sounds like we might have sealed the deal if mom would have been along. Regardless things appear to be very promising.

I wouldn't go that far this is going to be a marathon for him.... Be interesting if we keep his interest after the trip resolves, that will be the real indicator

 

[Chasey]

I wouldn't go that far this is going to be a marathon for him.... Be interesting if we keep his interest after the trip resolves, that will be the real indicator

It will be a marathon until it is not.

 

[BeauBenken]

Kid is stupid athletic. I think it was after he got his SPARQ score that all the recruiting services smarted up and re-ranked this kid, and I'm not sure they still have him as highly ranked as he should be.

I'll update the OP here in a minute to reflect his current rankings. Best DE we have on our radar at the moment.

 

[Big23Head]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Had a great visit today at Notre Dame���� <a href="http://t.co/QhoaX2QjeH">pic.twitter.com/QhoaX2QjeH</a></p>— xavier kelly (@xavierkelly22) <a href="https://twitter.com/xavierkelly22/status/608695648087601153">June 10, 2015</a></blockquote>
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tj's comments from Scout: had a great visit with BK and BVG. He was with Gilmore the entire time and Gilmore really like him. He is a need and ND is in it.

 

[BeauBenken]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">In the jeans!!&#55357;&#56904;&#55357;&#56905; <a href="https://t.co/N0Z7wcvniD">https://t.co/N0Z7wcvniD</a></p>— xavier kelly (@xavierkelly22) <a href="https://twitter.com/xavierkelly22/status/588813319768780800">April 16, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InTheJeans?src=hash">#InTheJeans</a> <a href="https://t.co/n0eWXK7aCg">https://t.co/n0eWXK7aCg</a></p>— xavier kelly (@xavierkelly22) <a href="https://twitter.com/xavierkelly22/status/588814348870668289">April 16, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">In the jeans&#55357;&#56834;&#55357;&#56847;&#55357;&#56904; <a href="https://t.co/Q25KgxWYaI">https://t.co/Q25KgxWYaI</a></p>— xavier kelly (@xavierkelly22) <a href="https://twitter.com/xavierkelly22/status/588856984042135552">April 17, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Ran a 4.55 at the Opening. I mean, c'mon.

 

[Luckylucci]

Kid is stupid athletic. I think it was after he got his SPARQ score that all the recruiting services smarted up and re-ranked this kid, and I'm not sure they still have him as highly ranked as he should be.

I'll update the OP here in a minute to reflect his current rankings. Best DE we have on our radar at the moment.

Yes, yes, and yes. He's a freak. Good news is his father is from Detroit, like Gilmore, and apparently they have bonded because of it.

 

[GoldenDomer]

Yes please.

 

[BobbyMac]

Not sure how Nike came up with a vertical of only 30.1 but the second vine is right at 36" without the booster from his forearm being on the rim. I bet his full motion vert is @ 40".

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[rtrn2glory]

does not look 6'5" in that picture.

kid is stacked in the upper body though

 

[Luckylucci]

does not look 6'5" in that picture.

kid is stacked in the upper body though

He's not 6'5, he's probably in the 6'3-6'4 range. I'd guess a shade over 6'3 from some of the camp footage I've seen.

 

[rtrn2glory]

He's not 6'5, he's probably in the 6'3-6'4 range. I'd guess a shade over 6'3 from some of the camp footage I've seen.

i'd be ok with that, but i was thinking even shorter than that.....looks like a RB in that picture

 

[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Top100 DE Xavier Kelly goes in-depth on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash">#NotreDame</a> visit. Jaylon Smith made an impact here: <a href="http://t.co/4nnRyrtYOM">http://t.co/4nnRyrtYOM</a> <a href="http://t.co/UDcFmmt1zP">pic.twitter.com/UDcFmmt1zP</a></p>— Tom Loy (@TomLoy247) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomLoy247/status/608976413782372352">June 11, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[Bogtrotter07]

Now they are calling him the best in the nation at his position? Cool!

 

[PANDFAN]

according to rivals.....it took Kelly some time to adjust to the talent in Baltimore. He has the explosiveness to come off the edge and does a decent job handling the point of attack with long arms, but his repertoire of pass rush moves is limited and once linemen figured out Kelly liked to go inside, they were able to stop him.

he bumped into current Notre Dame linebacker Jaylon Smith while in South Bend, and that was one of the highlights of his trip.

"We were just touring campus, and we saw him just ridding a bicycle, so the coaches stopped him," Kelly said when asked about Smith. "I talked to him for about five minutes and he just told me that Notre Dame is a great school to go to - it was cool because he probably is going to be a top draft pick. It's always good to get a players perspective."
"They had a really nice campus, but what I really liked and what was surprising, was the graduation rate. They graduated 97 percent of players. So even if football doesn't work out, you have that degree," Kelly said
"I still have a lot of schools to see, but I think they are up there," Kelly said.

When asked what he wrote in his notebook about Notre Dame following the visit, Kelly didn't offer up much, but he said that things were trending up for the Irish.

"It was high," Kelly said. "Academically, with the facilities, it all ranked high even with the coaches. You know it's Coach Gilmore's first year, but he's from Detroit and my dad is from Detroit, so we have a lot in common." - See more at: https://notredame.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1774026#sthash.Nkff3X25.dpuf

 

[irishandy]

I hope ND keeps recruiting this kid hard. Get him back on campus hopefully for a game.

 

[Big23Head]

Scout (VIDEO): Kelly recaps ND visit

 

[BeauBenken]

Can anyone recap the vid? I don't know if the video is premium or what, but I can never view the Scout videos.

 

[Luckylucci]

He's really just taking everything in at the moment. ND's campus, facilities, and grad rate really impressed him. He'll be looking to get to a top 5 before the end of summer and take visits from there.

 

[Sherm Sticky]

Quick...last ND player from Kansas?


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[irishknight35]

Quick...last ND player from Kansas?


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LB- Brian Smith off the top of my head.

 

[Sherm Sticky]

'16 KS DE Xavier Kelly (Offer)

'16 KS DE Xavier Kelly (Offer)

LB- Brian Smith off the top of my head.

Without doing any research lol, you are correct.

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[Bogtrotter07]

Dust in the wind . . .

All we are is dust in the wind . . .

 

[PANDFAN]

Special defensive line group
• Top100 talent Xavier Kelly may be a five-star and is in the discussion as the top defensive end in the country. Was easy to see why the Wichita (Kan.) East specimen has over 30 offers. He was dominant on Friday, with coaches from Michigan, Michigan State and Notre Dame among those at the camp that would love to add the U.S. Army All-American.
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[PANDFAN]

DIDN'T MAKE HIS TOP LIST...WE OUT

 

[BeauBenken]

DIDN'T MAKE HIS TOP LIST...WE OUT

Not surprised.

 

[IrishLion]

LOL DE recruiting.

 

[drake29]

LOL everything but OL and TE recruiting.

Fify

 

[Sherm Sticky]

This makes me sad

 

[GBdomer]

How do we land Ishaq Williams, Aaron Lynch and Stephon Tuitt in ONE class and then struggle so mightly to find a difference maker as an end

 

[BeauBenken]

Really just makes Robert Beal a bigger priority.