Xavier Southall is a 6'0", 180-pound wide receiver from Alexandria, VA, and a sophomore at Notre Dame. He attended IMG Academy after transferring from St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School, where he earned 2022 Honorable Mention All-State honors and Second Team All-Interstate Athletic Conference recognition. At IMG Academy, Southall won the 2023 SSIA Florida State Championship. He also competed in track and field, finishing as runner-up in the 110 High Hurdles and 400 Hurdles at the 2020 AAU Championship and earned multiple AAU Junior Olympics Hurdles finalist selections from 2020-2023. Southall has not appeared in games during his first two seasons at Notre Dame.