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’29 DE from New Albany, Indiana enrolling at St. Xavier and looks to hit the ground running

One of Jaxon French’s nicknames is “the White Rhino.” He is also referred to as the “Iron Giant,” and we would assume that has to do with weight room prowess. In any event, this kid is 6’3,” weighs 200-plus pounds, and is among the better defensive linemen entering ninth grade in the region. White Rhinos are often seen as a symbol of strength, resilience, and even a connection to primal power. The color white is commonly linked to purity, innocence, and sometimes a connection to the spiritual realm. The rarity of white rhinos also adds to their symbolic value, making them a symbol of uniqueness and even a connection to the highest qualities or ideals. This would indicate to us French has a very appropriate nickname.

HB Lyon, Scouting Director, “KPGFootball”

Louisville, KY: Jaxon French, who presently resides in New Albany, Indiana according to several social media postings, appears headed to St. Xavier High to play his high school football. The distance between New Albany’s city hall and St. Xavier High School in Louisville, Kentucky is 11.2 miles. This isn’t a tough trek.

French is a ’29 prospect. French isn’t just any ’29 prospect. French is considered among the best defensive linemen coming out of middle school from the Kentuckiana area.

We love versatility in our football prospects. French is plenty versatile as he is a multi-sport athlete as adept at track & field as he is football. French was the MVP of his middle school track team and the Defensive MVP of his middle school football team in New Albany and has already been featured by national recruiting services like Prep RedZone.

Now when we are talking track star, we are talking track star. This kid has been hand timed at 4.51 in the 40-yard dash. That is cooking coming off the edge.

French has a long, slight frame which is sure to hold many more pounds as he works in the strength and conditioning program. French has been listed as tall as 6’3,” with inordinately long limbs, and a body weight in the 200-pound neighborhood.

French has two nicknames you hear associated with him. We have seen him called “Iron Giant.” We have seen him referenced as the White Rhino. Now you may wonder about the origins of either or both of the noms de guerre.

Iron Giant seems elementary with apologies to Dr. Watson from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes series. The White Rhino nickname seems particularly appropriate.

White Rhinos are often seen as a symbols of strength, resilience, and even a connection to primal power. The rarity of the white rhino also adds to the symbolic value, making them a symbol of uniqueness and even a connection to the highest qualities or ideals.

Now how rare is it a 6’3,” 200 pound DE would peel off 40s in 4.51-seconds? How rare is it for the Defensive MVP of the football team to be the track team’s MVP too?

Roughly as rare as encountering a White Rhino we would surmise. Voila!

This is Friday Night Fletch, reporting for KPGFootball and KPI Newspaper Group, reminding you to PLAY THROUGH THE WHISTLE!

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