Xavier Chaplin
Xavier Chaplin  OT  Florida State | NFL Draft 2027 Souting Report - Portrait Image
Xavier Chaplin
Height
6-7
Weight
348
College
Florida State
Position
OT
Class
Junior
Home town
Beaufort, SC
76.8
Player Rating
35
PositionRank (OL)
5.3
FortyYD Time

Xavier Chaplin OT Florida State |
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report

Jersey: #65 SUB-POSITION: Left Tackle
Last Updated: 08/03/2026
Draft Year: 2027
FORTY time: 5.30 seconds (42%*)
Measurables:
Height: 6-7 (76%*) Weight: 348 (99%*)
Forty: 5.30 (O) (42%*)
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(C) - NFL Combine (P) - Pro Day (O) - Other (HS) -Estimated from High School Combine
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Jersey: #65
SUB-POSITION: Left Tackle
Last Updated: 08/03/2026
Draft Year: 2027
Forty time: 5.30 seconds (42%*)
Measurables:
0% 100%
Height: 6-7 (76%*) Weight: 348 (99%*)
Forty: 5.30 (O) (42%*)
(C) - NFL Combine (P) - Pro Day (O) - Other
(HS) -Estimated from High School Combine
For an explanation of how the (HS) data is calculated see this article
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Overall Rating: 76.8 / 100
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Average rating of opposition Defense player has faced
Defense Rating:
82%
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Pass Blocking:
75%
Run Blocking:
62%
DRAFT PROJECTION: UDFA
Overall Rank: #264 Position rank: #35 (OL)
College Games: 38 College Snaps: 2270
Grade: 3 ESPN  Stars 3 ESPN  Stars ESPN RATING: 77/100
Grade: 247 Sports 3  Stars 247 Sports 86 Stars 247 RATING: 86/100
Grade: 3 Stars 3 Stars RIVALS RATING: 5.6 (92%)
Player Comparison* (Similarity level)
Andrew Stueber - Michigan
86%
Jalen Travis - Iowa State
79%
Bamidele Olaseni - Utah
78%
Draft Profile: Bio
Xavier Chaplin recorded 55 tackles and 12 tackles for loss as a senior at Whale Branch Early College High School in Seabrook, South Carolina, earning first-team All-Lowco honors as a three-star recruit before signing with Virginia Tech.

After one appearance in 2022, Chaplin started all 13 games at tackle in 2023, earning College Football News third-team All-American recognition as the Hokies rushed for 189.8 yards per game and set a Military Bowl record with 362 rushing yards against Tulane. He started 12 more games in 2024, earning honorable mention All-ACC, then transferred to Auburn.

Chaplin started all 12 games at left tackle for Auburn in 2025, logging 823 snaps and allowing three sacks and 18 total pressures. He did not surrender a pressure against Georgia or South Alabama, though he was penalized 12 times on the year, and he finished the season with a 78-snap outing against Alabama in the Iron Bowl. After the season, Chaplin entered the transfer portal and signed with Florida State for 2026.
Scouting Report: Strengths
  • Massive 348-pound frame at six-foot-seven, the group's biggest human.
  • Held Auburn's left tackle job for all twelve games without missing a snap rotation.
  • Pass-block tape held respectable despite the season's struggles.
  • Thirty-seven career starts across Virginia Tech and Auburn, a durable workload.
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
  • Twelve penalties, an undisciplined season by any measure.
  • Oklahoma game was a complete failure, the worst single tape in this group.
  • Run blocking ranked poorly for a player whose size promises movement.
  • Six combined sacks and hits allowed with recurring leverage losses.
  • Sixth-year senior heading to a third program, the development window nearly shut.
Scouting Report: Summary
The dimensions demand a look every time: six-foot-seven, 348 pounds, the biggest man in this group, with thirty-seven career starts and a 2025 season in which he never left Auburn's left tackle spot. The pass-block tape stayed respectable through a difficult year, and when his hands land first, the rep simply ends, the kind of raw mass-and-length flash that keeps enormous tackles employed.

The season itself was a struggle dressed in starts. Twelve penalties made him one of the most flagged linemen in the conference, the Oklahoma tape was the worst single game by anyone in this group, the run blocking ranked poorly for a player whose size should move sods, and six sacks and hits got through. Now a sixth-year senior bound for Florida State, his third program, he carries more snaps than development runway.

The NFL keeps drafting this exact silhouette late in the spring and regretting it slightly less than expected, because 348-pound men with functional feet protect practice squads and emergencies everywhere. A disciplined Florida State season, fewer flags and a respectable showing in the next Oklahoma-type test, would hold a late-round case together; a repeat performance ends at camp invitations. He projects as a priority free agent whose measurements will always ring the phone exactly once.

How other scouting services rate Xavier Chaplin (Overall Rank)

All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
213.5
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
28.0
*Percentile Ranking in Player's Position Group (NFL Combine Historical Data): This percentile reflects how a player's specific statistics rank in comparison to historical performances at the NFL Combine, specifically within their position group. A higher percentile indicates a better performance. For instance, being in the 90th percentile for a particular stat means the player outperformed 90% of their peers in that category.

*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.