2025 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Xavier Restrepo

Strengths

• Restrepo is a route-running technician with a good understanding of leverage and spacing.
• He has extremely reliable hands, with a drop rate below 5% in the last two seasons.
• Restrepo is a serious threat against both man and zone coverage.
• He knows how to set up defenders to create separation.
• His sturdy frame allows him to hold up inside better than most, and he has better YAC than he’s been given credit for.
• Miami’s all-time leader in catches and receiving yards.

Weaknesses

• He is strictly a slot player, rarely playing outside.
• Restrepo lacks the high-end deep speed to threaten vertically.
• He probably plays a little heavier than necessary.
• An older prospect, turning 23 before his rookie season starts.

Final Thoughts and Chicago Bears Fit for Xavier Restrepo

The Bears currently don’t have a true slot receiver, and Xavier Restrepo’s game fits exactly how new head coach Ben Johnson utilized Amon-Ra St. Brown in Detroit. He’s a polished route-runner who wins with quickness, nuance, and strong hands.

While he’s not a game-breaking athlete, he consistently gets open and makes the catches you need on third downs and in high-leverage situations. His willingness to go over the middle makes him an option-route nightmare, and you absolutely cannot put a linebacker on this guy. Restrepo plays with the same toughness and feel for spacing that made all those Patriot slot receivers great for years.

Restrepo is a guy I think the Bears strongly consider selecting. We know Ben Johnson would know how to use him, and Restrepo could replace Keenan Allen as the guy Caleb Williams looks to when he needs a short-yardage bucket. He’s not flashy, but he’s the kind of guy quarterbacks love to have on the field when the game is on the line.

I’d keep my eye on pick 72.

Player Comp: Amon Ra St.Brown