Xavier Restrepo announces decision to return to Miami for 2024 season
Miami Hurricanes wide receiver Xavier Restrepo has made a decision on the 2024 NFL Draft. He has officially decided to return to the program for the 2024 season
Former Miami wide receiver and NFL agent Shawn O’Dare shared the news to X (formerly known as Twitter) on Friday, revealing Restrepo will return to the Hurricanes in 2024.
Check out the graphic below, captioned with the phrase, “Run It Back,” featuring a photo of the Miami wide receiver.
2024 will be Restrepo’s fifth with the Hurricanes. He’s steadily improved in each of the previous four, with his best season coming in 2023. All in all, Restrepo has caught 131 passes for 1,717 receiving yards and ten receiving touchdowns.
Xavier Restrepo played high school football at Deerfield Beach (FL), where he was a four-star prospect. He was the No. 645 overall recruit in the 2020 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.
In the Pinstripe Bowl loss for Miami on Thursday, Xavier Restrepo set the tone for 2024, catching 11 passes for 99 yards and a touchdown. While he’ll prefer his gaudy stats to come in a win next time, the Miami wide receiver will enter 2024 with a chip on his shoulder, looking to make his fifth season his best.
More on the 2024 NFL Draft
The 2024 NFL Draft will be held in Detroit, Michigan, with the first round on Thursday, April 25, the second and third rounds on Friday, April 26, and the fourth through seventh rounds on Saturday, April 27.
Players will have the opportunity to solidify their draft stock at the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine, to be held in Indianapolis, Indiana from February 26 through March 4.
The three-day event will be broadcasted throughout the weekend on ESPN and NFL Network.
To be eligible for the NFL Draft, players must be at least three years removed from their final year of high school while having used up their collegiate eligibility. Underclassmen are able to request league approval to become eligible for the draft, as are players who have graduated prior to using up all of their collegiate eligibility.
Last season, 69 players were granted special eligibility for the 2023 NFL Draft. 13 underclassmen who had completed their college degrees were also deemed eligible to be selected.
The deadline to declare for the 2024 NFL Draft is on January 15. NFL teams will receive a full list of eligible players in the class on January 19.