East’s Xavier Kelly withdraws commitment from Kansas State

East High junior tight end/defensive end Xavier Kelly withdrew his oral commitment from Kansas State on Saturday.

“I talked to my dad for a long time about this, and we want the best opportunity for me,” Kelly said. “And in order to do that, I needed to get out of my commitment so I could keep my options open.

“It was hard to decommit, and I was a little nervous about it. But this was the was the best thing to do, for me.”

Kelly said he is still considering K-State.

Kelly, who also has offers from Oregon and Michigan, helped lead the Aces to their first Class 6A basketball title since 2005 last week, scoring 22 points and grabbing 12 rebounds in a 58-43 win over Lawrence.

Kelly committed to K-State last fall, then said during basketball season that he was planning to take all five of his recruiting visits, per NCAA rules.

Kelly (6-foot-6, 230 pounds) drove to Dallas the morning after the state championship game and ran a 4.55-second 40-yard dash at a Nike regional combine.

This story was originally published March 21, 2015 at 8:56 PM with the headline "East’s Xavier Kelly withdraws commitment from Kansas State."