3 star prospect, Axel Varela is a 6’1, 210 lbs TE from Kenner Discovery High School in Kenner, LA. The embellished upcoming senior was invited to the NUC All American game to play TE, received the Leadership Camp MVP award at the USMC Sports Leadership Academy Camp, and was ranked the 23rd best TE in the state. His maturity and variability (ability to play TE, FB, and HB) and the amazing leadership qualities his team has entrusted in him, (being named captain two consecutive years in a row) Varela brings more than just football talent to any field he graces.
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Varela received his first offer from Louisiana College earlier this year and is confident that he will receive even more by the end of his senior year. Sporting leadership qualities and the ambition and drive to want to learn more in any way he can, Varela stands out against all other competition and demands attention from onlookers.
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