Cordell Broadus has offers from all over the country. Why is he such a coveted receiver?
Cordell Broadus is an elite class of 2015 wide receiver.
Broadus, out of Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nev., 6'2 and weighs in at 195 pounds. As of July, he's rated as a consensus four-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals, Scout and ESPN. The 247Sports Composite, a compilation of data from the four major recruiting services, lists him as the 106th-best player in America, the 11th-best wide receiver and the second-best player from the state of Nevada. He is also the son of famous rapper Snoop Dogg.
Broadus is drawing interest from top programs across the country. He holds scholarship offers from USC, Baylor, Cal, Florida State, Notre Dame, UCLA, LSU, Miami and Nebraska, among others.
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Scouting by Derrell Warren (@yssd)
Broadus is a receiver recruit with good height and exceptional length. He’s instinctive and plays to his strengths, especially his huge catch radius. A thinly built player, he should be able to add additional mass. Granted, his narrow frame creates limitations on exactly how much weight he projects to add on.
Broadus appears to have only slightly above average speed, but he carries good burst over short distances.
One of the best pure pass catchers you’ll see this cycle, Broadus cleanly plucks the ball away from his frame. He attacks the nose of the football, almost never letting the pigskin get into his chest.
One thing that’s noticeable on film is that Broadus is just as comfortable going low scoop the ball from down by his shoelaces as he is reaching above his head to catch passes. He times his leaps well and wins in the air on contested throws. He has the body control to position himself to catch off passes as well.
At this stage in his development, Broadus is best at the catch point and on run-after-catch opportunities. He doesn’t create the kind of separation you’d like to see from a recruit of his caliber, as a large amount of his catches are contested. He does win a ton at the catch point, however. Broadus doesn’t have the top end speed to consistently threaten defenses vertically so he’ll have to improve at winning in the short to intermediate areas of the field.
Broadus is a physical player as well, despite his slender frame. He has good burst after the catch, plays with no fear of contact, and runs out of arm tackle attempts. From a blocking standpoint, he is very engaged when the ball isn’t in his hands. He throws his body around, laying out unsuspecting defensive backs on run plays or when other receivers are weaving through traffic after the catch in the open field.
Broadus is a definite talent. He’s a better football player than athlete. Refinement in his route running will help determine the type of success he’ll be able to achieve within the offensive scheme of whatever program he plays for.