When WR
Xavier Restrepo signed with Miami, he was ranked the #623 player in the nation and listed as an “Athlete.” He’s underrated no more. ESPN just named him the #6 pass catcher in the nation heading into the 2024 season.
https://www.espn.com/college-footba...g-top-10-wide-receivers-college-football-2024
ESPN’s Kyle Bonagura writes “Restrepo had three relatively quiet seasons at Miami before 2023, when he turned in one of the best years by a receiver in school history. The South Florida native set a school record with 85 catches, becoming just the sixth Hurricanes receiver ever to break the 1,000-yard mark in a season (1,092)”
Restrepo was named first-team All ACC last season, as he raised his YPC by a full yard and tripled his TD total to 6. While some naysayers claimed he was force-fed by his roommate, QB Tyler Van Dyke, he proved just as effective in the bowl game with QB Jacurri Brown (11 catches, 99 yards, 1 TD).
Restrepo bounced around in his high school career, beginning at Monarch before transferring to St. Thomas Aquinas and, finally, Deerfield Beach. He blossomed with the Bucks, making plays at QB, RB, WR, PR and on defense. He also tested well at the high school level, running a 4.58 forty and a 4.16 shuttle. This is what I said about him as a during his senior season:
And here is what one of his HS coaches, our own
@Coach Macho, wrote about X back in 2019:
The full Top 10 list from ESPN:
1. Luther Burden III, Missouri
2. Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona
3. Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State
4. Tez Johnson, Oregon
5. Tre Harris, Ole Miss
6. Xavier Restrepo, Miami
7. Caullin Lacy, Louisville
8. Colston Loveland, Michigan
9. Travis Hunter, Colorado
10. Isaiah Bond, Texas