'09 FL WR Xavier Rhodes (Florida State Soft Verbal)

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'09 FL WR Xavier Rhodes

Wide Receiver
Miami (FL) Miami Norland

Ht: 6-foot-2
Wt: 190 lbs
Class: 2009 (High School)

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4/14

From the FSU site. Rhodes said that his visit to Florida State "blew him away" and that he thought about giving a verbal. He says FSU is now the team to beat,and that someone else is going to have to top them.

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4/24

From the Miami site. Rhodes says that Florida State is his leader. He mentions that Tennessee was his favorite team growing up.

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Manny Navarro's Spring Tour, Part 3 - 05/14/2008 - MiamiHerald.com

Dunn has another receiver at Norland now who is drawing lots of comparisons to Bowe in 2009 recruit Xavier Rhodes.

Last Friday, I made a pit stop at Norland during my spring tour to watch the 6-2, 190-pounder during practice. Although I didn't see an instant comparison to Bowe, I was impressed with how Rhodes does not shy away from contact.

On one play in which he caught a quick outlet pass during 7-on-7 work, Rhodes had an opportunity to use his speed and outrun an opponent down the sideline for a touchdown. Instead, he opted to run up the middle of the field. After breaking an attempted tackle by a linebacker, Rhodes stiff-armed a safety and outran the rest of the secondary for a score. Although he caught an earful from coaches for not bouncing outside and using his speed, it was the type of play Dunn said shows how Rhodes and Bowe are a little different.

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6/13

By M Bakas. Rhodes says he is seeing time at RB, WR, and DB. He says he is very interested in FSU, and wouldn't mind getting away from home for college. Coaching, choice of majors and team chemistry will all be major factors.

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7/26

Committed to Florida State.

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8/4

Rhodes says he's still a soft verbal. He wants to play WR, but FSU might move him to CB. His recruitment is far from over, as he's also interested in Alabama, West Virginia and Miami.