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Xavier Nwankpa

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2022
S / 6-2.5 / 200

Iowa

Iowa
Exp2022 - present
YearSophomore
Age19
2023
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Iowa
2021
Southeast Polk
As a Recruit
Industry
96.09
Ranking
Natl.52S4IA1
Class2022
CommittedCommitted Team12/08/21
High SchoolSoutheast Polk
HometownAltoona, IA
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Personal Life

Xavier Nwankpa credits his mother for helping him develop an ultra-competitive spirit that has driven him to be one of the best high school football players in the country. Whether it was a game of "HORSE" on their driveway or a one-on-one hockey match, Nwankpa’s mother, Amy Kelce, didn’t let her son win. Nwankpa said he had to earn it. "He would come back with a vengeance on mom," Kelce told the Des Moines Register. "Even before he could walk, he was trying to run. He is a perfectionist." Growing up, Nwankpa was a standout in Southeast Polk youth baseball, basketball, football and track programs. Southeast Polk football coach Brad Zelenovich said he was so aware of Nwankpa’s talent that he made him manager of the football team in seventh grade, so he’d be used to the program. Kelce played college softball at William Penn. Frank Nwankpa, Xavier’s father, still holds seven track and field records at Iowa State. Nwankpa plans on majoring in kinesiology in college.

Recruiting Industry Comparison

Industry Ranking
96.09
National
52
Position - S
4
State - IA
1
94
NATL.127
S10
IA2
98
NATL.25
S1
IA1
83
NATL.155
S9
IA1
6.1
NATL.19
S1
IA1