
’26 interior defensive lineman as productive as one gets at his position
Xzavion Brown plays varsity football and wrestles. That is a combination which co-existed in the football world for many, many years. Brown is a tank who uses his leverage advantage and ability to grapple to great advantage on the football field. Brown and players like him are exactly why Coach Eddie James has his “Flyers” annually contending for the 4A Kentucky crown.
HB Lyon, Scouting Director, “KPGFootball”

Frankfort, KY: There was a time in the KHSAA where any player along the offensive trenches, and run-box defenders, were thought to benefit from wrestling on the school’s team in the offseason. Matter of fact, there are “old-time” football coaches who viewed the activity as quintessential.

a sack during a high school game against
Southwestern at Benny Watkins Field.
FCHS won 49-13. (Linda Younkin
State Journal)
Franklin County’s Xzavion Brown is a throw back to that era. In more ways than one, he is a player one is customarily accustomed to seeing along a defensive interior line of scrimmage.
Brown is 5’10,” and tips the scales around 265-pounds. His stature alone is not the only characteristic which recommends him for defensive line play.
Brown is super productive, especially for where he aligns on the Flyer defense. Last year, as a junior, Brown played in 13-games for the state 4A finalist. Brown registered 26-tackles which is substantial for someone regularly subjected to “double teams.”
Brown also had plenty of “special plays.” Brown was credited with seven and a half (7.5) tackles for loss (TFLs), two and a half (2.5) QB-sacks, a forced fumble (FF), and a fumble recovery (FR). Oh yeah, before we forget, he scooped up the fumble and rumbled some 25-yards with it.
Brown is mobile, athletic, explosive, and, with his low center of gravity and ample foundation, is difficult to dig out of a hole or get up under in order to move anywhere he isn’t aiming to go. Sounds like a perfect mix for interior DL play.
Brown at 5’10, 265 had 7.5-TFLs, 2.5-sacks, a FF, and a FR in ’24
KHSAA statistical website
The Flyers really had it going in ’24 and look to contend once more in the Fall of ’25. Franklin County has been a super tough out since Eddie James took over the program’s fortunes.
Everyone talks about Paducah Tilghman and how stout of a team the Blue Tornado fielded in ’24. Many around Kentucky believe Tilghman may have been the best team in the commonwealth at any level of play.
Consider this, Tilghman beat the Flyers in the title game by seven whole points (27-20). Sounds like this title game got its participants right.
What do you think?
This is Friday Night Fletch, reporting for KPGFootball, reminding you to PLAY THROUGH THE WHISTLE!
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