2021 PFN Player Profile: Xavier Nelson, Bishop Canevin @xavier_nelsonn @CrusadersFball

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Billy Splain | June 25, 2021

Xavier Nelson
Bishop Canevin
Class Of 2023
DB, WR, KR, P
Jersey # 6
HT/WT 5’9, 160
Stats
Broke the most receiving yards in a single game. 6 passes for 180 yards.
second team all conference 2020
Twitter @xavier_nelsonn

Why do you play football?
I wanted to try it when I was 6 and I haven’t stopped loving it ever since. I get so much value out of it because it teaches me things I’ll use for the rest of my life and I like the bond with my teammates.

Who is your favorite sports star and why?
Tyreek Hill, he makes huge plays every time his hands touch the ball.

Do you have a favorite play you remember the most? Explain:
I ran a kick return back for 88 yards on opening kick off against Springdale last season, it’s my favorite play because it was the kick off I ran back in high school. I did it a few times that season as well.

What are your goals for this coming season?
My goal this season is to be a leader on my and encourage my guys to work hard so we can make it to the playoffs and hopefully win the championship!

What is your favorite Pro team, any sport?
Kansas City Chiefs.

What game, yours, college or pro, was your favorite game and why?
Alabama vs LSU. It was really good game.

What sports movie would you watch every day if you had to pick one and why?
Any Given Sunday. I watched it once with my mom when I played youth football and I’ve loved it ever since.

If your mom and dad are screaming at you from the stands, what is it they usually yell?
My mom ALWAYS yells! It’s usually “get him” or “go baby go”.

Who is your mentor, the person you want to be like?
My Uncle Dave, hands down.

Name a sport you’d love to play but can’t:
Baseball.

What is your most embarrassing sports moment?
Dropping what would have been a touchdown pass in the playoffs in youth football.

Is there anyone in your family, besides your parents, you could consider your biggest fan? Who, Why?
My Uncle, he comes to everything.

When you aren’t playing, practicing or training for sports, what is your go to activity and why?
I play Playstation when I have some time to chill but if there’s nothing scheduled for football my friends

What is your favorite football memory to date?
Winning the “Super Bowl” finally my last year of youth football.

What is your favorite play to run?
Any passing play.

What scares you the most?
Failure.

Music of choice:
Hip hop. King Von is my favorite rapper.

What was your favorite gift as a little boy? Why?
My Cadillac Escalade Power Wheels. I wanted it so bad and my mom told me no but she surprised me with it.

What restaurant is your go to when you need a big meal?
Longhorn Steakhouse or Hibachi.

Which one? Sheetz or Wawa
Sheetz.

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