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I've been doing a lot more work on Xavier Legette this week to figure out the "late breakout" question mark. Unfortunately, this young man has had to go through a lot in his life to get where he is today and I think it's a testament to his character that he IS here.
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Early in Xavier's high school career he was a wide receiver, and even started as a freshman. But by his Senior year, the coaching staff felt that his athleticism helped the team the most if he was a quarterback.
So they converted him and he ran for 1,800 yards as a running QB.
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This obviously delayed his development as a receiver.
Very tragically, in that same year he also lost both of his parents within six months of each other - obviously a horrific thing to go through as a teenager and I truly do send him my deepest condolences for his losses.
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He grey shirted at South Carolina, and then after his freshman season...Covid hit. Which obviously also impacted his development as a young receiver.
And then after his sophomore season...coaching change.
He was behind established upper classmen too, so he just didn't get snaps
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You could tell that he was very underdeveloped even just three years ago, where he was mostly used as a threat on screens and swing passes where he could use his athleticism and history as a runner in high school.
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But over time, his average depth of target kept climbing as he got more comfortable as an actual receiver.
First it was 8, then 9, and then 14.2 yards in 2023! He ran a real route tree for the first time, and was finally "the guy" after waiting and developing for years.
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Coaches have praised his practiced habits over the years - using him as an example for incoming freshmen for how to work your way onto the field.
He never gave up. Never transferred.
I get the late breakout has caused questions, but I truly do think he's going to keep climbing.
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One amendment I need to make here - I had my dates wrong. Xavier lost his mother to her battle with cancer in 2015, and his father passed in 2019. My apologies for misreading the year.
--- [Someone else's comment]: motorcycle accident during 2021 szn hindered his junior year development as well. But to your point of XL’s resiliency, scored the game winning TD against Vandy a month after
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Ah, that part I missed. Thank you.
I was trying to find info on that particular year and couldn't find much.
I lost my parents young as well so I get how that hurts, but this just looks like a pile of very fucking shitty excuses that don't add up to just doing fucking nothing for 4 years. [Reply]
Originally Posted by kccrow:
I lost my parents young as well so I get how that hurts, but this just looks like a pile of very ****ing shitty excuses that don't add up to just doing ****ing nothing for 4 years.
I dunno if I'd be A+ experiencing what he has, to be honest. I'm glad staylor made the point re his production for a full season. Sometimes there's guys that breakout late just because they're physically more developed than everyone. Not sure that's the case with Legette. I guess my take is, sure, ask questions about the previous years, but i don't want to let that override everything he's done this year.
Also, I realise you're not angling for sympathy but regardless I'm sorry to hear that about your parents. [Reply]
Originally Posted by staylor26:
I mean Worthy does have Chiefs written all over him. I've been saying it for weeks.
funny fact on worthy--if you doubled his weight (165 lbs at combine) he still would weigh less than longhorn teammate dvondre sweat (366 lbs at combine) [Reply]
I know that I will get killed for this, but when I watch Ricky Pearsall, I see Justin Watson. A slightly more athletic Watson, but still Justin Watson.
The first set of numbers are RP, and the second is JW.
Height: 6'1” - 6'2”
Weight; 189# - 215#
Arm: 30.875” - 33.75”
Hand: 9.25” - 9.25”
40: 4.41 - 4.44
Vertical: 42” - 40”
10 yd split: 1.57 - 1.53
Broad Jump: 10'9” - 10'4”
3 Cone: 6.64 - 7.08
20 yd shuttle: 4.05 - 4.26
Bench: 17 reps* - NA
All I saw were highlights, because I didn't see a Gator game this year, but I see Justin Watson in the way he plays.
I am not saying it's a bad thing, but I feel like a lot of people think he is a super dynamic player, and I just don't see that. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ChiefsFanatic:
I know that I will get killed for this, but when I watch Ricky Pearsall, I see Justin Watson. A slightly more athletic Watson, but still Justin Watson.
The first set of numbers are RP, and the second is JW.
Height: 6'1” - 6'2”
Weight; 189# - 215#
Arm: 30.875” - 33.75”
Hand: 9.25” - 9.25”
40: 4.41 - 4.44
Vertical: 42” - 40”
10 yd split: 1.57 - 1.53
Broad Jump: 10'9” - 10'4”
3 Cone: 6.64 - 7.08
20 yd shuttle: 4.05 - 4.26
Bench: 17 reps* - NA
All I saw were highlights, because I didn't see a Gator game this year, but I see Justin Watson in the way he plays.
I am not saying it's a bad thing, but I feel like a lot of people think he is a super dynamic player, and I just don't see that.
I think he would be fine in the slot, but it feels like he plays at 4.55 speed to me, even in college. With the speed the NFL game is played, it feels like he would look even slower. He has tremendous hands though. [Reply]
I'm giving Crow his roses on Worthy because that would be an excellent late round 1st pick. Just don't think he should move up to top 15 because of his 40 [Reply]
I have concerns about him being a one-trick-pony. Because again, aside from angle-breaking speed, he didnt display a whole lot of much else at any significant quantity. And he's a bit stiff for a guy that's so slim and light.
I still think he's an early 2nd round guy, despite his 4.21. I think he'll be there when the Chiefs pick. I don't think the Chiefs will need to move up for him if they want him. [Reply]
I think Worthy is the guy at 32 if he's there. I just can't see the Chiefs passing up on him.
He had elite production at Texas against quality competition. I don't really have concerns about whether his game will translate to the NFL or whether he's a fit with the Chiefs. It seems obvious he'll be a playmaker here. [Reply]