Meet The 2025 Class: CB Xxavier Thomas

What makes you excited about Xxavier Thomas?

Patrick: Fluid hips, quick feet, good speed. Shows the ability to mirror a receiver in man coverage. Excels in zone, especially playing as a deep centerfield safety role at times. Really strong ball skills. His game just oozes high football IQ plays, and he plays with a physicality that you’d expect from someone whose brother is a safety in the NFL.

The catch, as Clay says below, is he’s not the biggest guy in the world. When he committed at 5-foot-10, 160 pounds, everyone and their mother said “Daequan Hardy” because of the size. But he looked much more filled out on his senior film, and Penn State basically confirmed that, as it listed him at…