The fact that our WR 1 was a 5'9 200lb 4.8 WR was honestly sad. I'm very appreciative for everything X has done for the U but he's a WR3 on a top tier team and he was our WR1 by a long shot. You can either be short and extremely fast or tall and slow with great route running and a huge catch radius. What you cannot be is short and slow, which is catching up to him in the NFL.
I won’t take it that far, although I hear what u’re saying.
U can go back to my post history when he committed to us, but I was a big fan of Restrepo. I felt he was an under the radar gem for us. His career started off kinda shaky, but u can’t teach heart which I saw. He was a pitbull, & felt he was going to be a really good #2 or #3 for us.
To all of our surprise he became our #1. We can attribute that to part dog-mentality he possessed, & part lack of recruiting as that WR room has been a mess. Kudos to him for taking the proverbial bull by the horns & owning our record books. I will never have anything ill to say about X, b/c he put on for the school.
With that said, I also knew this would be the end of the line for him in regard to making an impact. There’s levels to this; I knew if he wasn’t a sub 4.6 guy, his fate was 6th Rd or lower b/c NFL GMs aren’t just looking at raw stats. They r now looking at measurable, intangibles, & athleticism to play at the next level. All of that plays a role; X tested poorly in 2 of the 3 major prerequisites.
U can be sub 5’10 as a WR, but u better test well athletically, & have intangibles. So for him, he’s going to need to catch on w a practice squad & just keep working. Get that 4.83 to around a 4.69. Re-composition his body to an NFL-like receiver body. Work on explosions, & stop & go techniques. Fortunately, he has that mentality, & hopefully he’ll be able to sign on to a practice squad.
