Cedric Tillman comes from a football family. His father, Cedric, played football at Alcorn State and was selected in the 11th round of the 1992 NFL Draft. He would play four NFL seasons with the Denver Broncos and the Jacksonville Jaguars. His older brother, Jamir, played wide receiver at Navy and was the teams leading receiver. Tillman is good personal friends with Jauan Jennings, Marquez Callaway, and Josh Palmer.
HT: 6021
WT: 215
Year: Super Redshirt Junior
High School: Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, NV)
Rating: 3-star (0.8255)
Cedric Tillman scouting notes
Pros:
- Great speed, especially for his size.
- Very explosive athlete. Can compete for contested catches by going up and over the defender.
- He has excellent footwork through his routes. Really sells his fakes well.
- Works the sideline extremely well, shows the ability to keep both feet inbounds while securing the catch.
- Good, soft hands. Excellent catch radius. Locates the ball so well.
- Excellent vertical/jump ball ability. Solid player. Wins in contested catch situations more often than not. So good at high pointing the ball and securing the catch.
- Does a great job locating and securing the catch through contact.
Cons:
- Would like to see Tillman secure the ball better through contested catch situations where the defender gets a swipe at the football.
- He needs to be smoother and crisper through his breaks at the top of his routes.
- Very similar to the DK Metcalf evaluation – can outrun defenses all day but will need to prove that he can run a full route tree.
