’09 UT OT Xavier Su’a Filo (UCLA LOI)

[irishunclebill]

Offensive Tackle
Timpview High School ( http://www.timpview.provo.edu/ ) (Provo, UT)

Links of Interest:
Rivals Profile (http://notredame.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=74039)

Height: 6 foot-5
Weight: 270 lbs.

Combine
Forty: 4.98
Bench Reps: 20 @ 185 lbs.
Bench Max:
Squat Max:
Shuttle:
Vertical: 29.5 in.
GPA:

Star Ratings
Rivals.com: ****
Scout.com: ****

Rankings & Accolades
Rivals 250 #118/ #10 Offensive Tackle
Scout 100 #55/ #7 Offensive Tackle
2007- 1st Team All-State.

Statistics
2006-
2007-

Schools of Interest
Arizona
BYU
Colorado
Florida
LSU
Miami
Notre Dame
Stanford
Tennessee
USC
Utah
Washington State


Multimedia

Rivals Video

Army Jr Combine All Off. One on One (http://notredame.rivals.com/video.asp?section=fbrecruit&pkey=74039&vidtype=amp&vidid=2961)

[irishunclebill]

Xavier Su’a Filo

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[irishunclebill]

The Irish have offered Xavier Su’a Filo. Xavier is a Mormon like Manti Te’o and will be taking a 2 year mission in the middle of his college career. CW has already told Te’o that would not be a problem so it is safe to assume that Su’a Filo was given the same assurance by the ND staff. All the schools in his Schools of Interest have already offered Xavier, who will be one of the most heavily recruited and most athletically gifted OL prospects in 2009. Rivals named him to their First-Team All-San Antonio Combine, but only have him listed as just barely outside of the current Rivals 100 for 2009.

Su’a Filo becomes the 5th OT offered in the Class of 2009, and the 34th Offer overall.

[IrishGrizz]

Won't be heart-broken if we don't get him- hate the way the 2 yr msn in the middle of the college carreer reeks havoc in the depth chart. Would rather have him do the mission 1st, then offer him for when he gets back, if he is that good. Call me jaded, but I have seen too many guys here at BSU come here, then after 1 yr, go on their 2 yr mission and come back either to switch to BYU or Utah or just not be the same player. FWIW

[stew654]

When was the last time we had a guy on the roster who took off for a 2 year mission.. I would tend to agree that the depth chart hit would suck, unless they didnt count against the scholorship # while they were gone...

this whole new job thing is really cutting into my GH/ND time :/

[IrishGrizz]

Stew, where the heck are your priorities? :rofl:

[SoCalDomer]

Xavier Su’a-Filo’s first piece of mail from Notre Dame was a written scholarship offer. Su’a-Filo, OL, 6-5, 275, Timpview High School, Provo, UT was stunned by the offer.

“I was thinking what, this is crazy,” said Su’a-Filo. “I got to talk to the offensive line coach first. Coach (John) Latina was telling me why they were calling and what was going to happen. He said they watched my film and they were impressed. Then I got to talk to coach Weis. He seemed like a real nice guy.”

Su’a-Filo’s conversation with Weis represented his first real direct contact with anyone or anything associated with Notre Dame. However, like most high school players, he’s heard of the Irish.

“…He (Weis) introduced himself to me,” Su’a-Filo explained. “He said I’m coach Weis, the head coach of the University of Notre Dame and I’m calling to offer you a scholarship. They looked at my film and thought I was a good player and he asked me how I felt about it. I was excited. I told him I don’t know much about Notre Dame, I haven’t been out there. I told him I’ve heard nothing but good things about their tradition and how they do things out there. I’d like to go take a look and see what they have, because Notre Dame is big time.”


From this free article on Scout, Recruiting Week In Review (http://notredame.scout.com/2/736904.html) , also discusses Nick Kasa.

[irishunclebill]

Xavier enters the Rivals 250 at #110.

[SoCalDomer]

When looking for an interior offensive lineman who can run like a tight end and hit like a heavyweight boxer, don't go any further than Timpview High in Provo, Utah for Xavier Su'a Filo. Don't be fooled by his 6-foot-5, 275-pound frame; this first team all-stater has the feet and agility to make the impossible look routine.

free article from ESPN: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/football/news/story?id=3310718&campaign=rsssrch&source=notre+dame+football

[realitycheck]

Good source says that it isn't 100% that Xavier takes his mission in the middle of his college career

[IrishKnight1023]

He is favoring L$U

http://notredame.scout.com/a.z?s=109&p=2&c=752770&ssf=1&RequestedURL=http%3a%2f%2fnotredame.scout.com%2fa. z%3fs%3d109%26p%3d2%26c%3d752770

[irishunclebill]

Profile Updated to reflect latest Rivals & Scout rankings.

Xavier virtually stays the same on Rivals, but makes a nice jump on Scout into their 100 at #80.

[irishunclebill]

You can take this guy off your wish list, that is if you thought that there was enough pixie dust in the world to think he would ever be coming to South Bend.

He has a Top 7, LSU, Miami, BYU, UCLA, USC, Stanford and Utah. I will say that is quite an interesting and varied collection of schools.

[JDubbs]

Again....anybody but USC.

[SpanishElite]

BYU or Utah would be great!

[irishunclebill]

Profile Updated with latest Rivals and Scout rankings.

Xavier stays pretty much the same on Rivals, but continues to move up on Scout. They must be expecting a USC commit here, but this kid is probably not headed to Box of Crap U.

[Griff Cannon]

I think I figured out why X is so high on Utah;

his coach is being hired on as an assistant, thats one way to get the job done.

[lags24]

yeah that worked out well for Mustain at Arkansas

[noklife]

He's a Bruin

[wicket]

damn didnt see that coming

[zimmsbg78]

He's a Bruin


That's definitely a surprise.