Tag: Xavier Newsom

UCLA predicted to land four-star 2025 edge rusher

A big prediction for UCLA.

The UCLA Bruins football program has struggled mightily to begin the Big Ten Conference regime. However, that hasn’t stopped the staff from working hard on the recruiting front and making a run at some of the top options.

In fact, UCLA has now received a prediction for Class of 2025 four-star edge rusher Xavier Newsom, and Greg Smith of Rivals.com revealed the UCLA prediction.

I saw Newsome in person in his season-opening game in Detroit. He was disruptive and looks like the type of player off the edge many teams would like to land. However, his recruitment has been a little slow. Some of that is by design as he focuses on his senior season.

A few programs such as UCLA, Penn State and Purdue have his attention as he begins his senior season. I can see him landing at one of the newest Big Ten programs.

Prediction: UCLA

Newsom is playing his senior season at Martin Luther King High School in Detroit, Michigan, but Smith linking UCLA to him would be a big step for Foster and company.

Xavier Newsom, a 4-star edge from Michigan, will visit Rutgers on Sunday

Xavier Newsom is visiting Rutgers football on Sunday.

On Sunday, Xavier ‘Tree’ Newsom will be at Rutgers for a recruiting event. The four-star prospect from Michigan is a big-time talent and has emerged as a priority recruit for Rutgers football.

Newsom is one of several dozen recruits expected on campus at Rutgers on Sunday for unofficial visits. It is a strong list of players expected to make their way to Rutgers for the event.

Rutgers has some momentum right now, finishing their fourth year of a rebuild under head coach Greg Schiano at 7-6 (3-5 Big Ten). It was an impressive step forward from the program, considering they played the second-toughest schedule in college football.

In the Pinstripe Bowl, Rutgers beat Miami 31-24.

Newsom is a tight-end/edge prospect from Martin Luther King in Detroit. Newsom is the No. 171 recruit in the nation according to 247Sports. He holds offers from Louisville, Michigan, Minnesota, Penn State, Tennessee and West Virginia among others

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“I’m visiting Rutgers to see how they coach and to see what it feels like to be on campus,” Newsom told Rutgers Wire.

Newsom is 6-foot-5 and 220 pounds. He got the nickname ‘Tree’ from a high school coach because of his size.

Ranked as the No. 2 recruit in Michigan, Newsom is a true national recruit and a highly talented player.

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For Rutgers, the message to Newsoe is simple: He is wanted by the program. Last year, Rutgers landed four-star running back Gabriel Winowich from Michigan early in their recruiting class.

Newsom would be a big foundational piece for Rutgers on the other side of the ball.

“They were telling me that F.A.M.I.L.Y., Trust and CHOP…How I already have Trust and F.A.M.I.L.Y.  – all I needed was CHOP,” Newsom said.

“And they can see me setting records there.”

On his visit, Newsom is hoping to see “The facility, the players and a couple of clips of how they use their defensive ends.”