SKOL Search: Jordan Addison scouting report
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Background
Oct 15, 2022; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; USC Trojans wide receiver Jordan Addison (3) catches a pass against the Utah Utes in the second half at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports
Jordan Addison
USC, transferred from Pitt
Height-6’0″
Weight-175 lbs
Third-year Junior
4-Star recruit per 247 Sports
Stats: 219 receptions, 3,134 yards, 29 touchdowns
Games watched: Clemson 2021, Rice 2022, Stanford 2022, Oregon State 2022
Strengths
Nov 19, 2022; Pasadena, California, USA; Southern California Trojans wide receiver Jordan Addison (3) is brought down by UCLA Bruins defensive back Mo Osling III (7) and linebacker Darius Muasau (53) during the first half at the Rose Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
Addison is a tremendous football player. Some players just get the wide receiver position and he is one of them. He epitomizes it in so many ways, mainly his intelligence. He understands where to be and what to do.
He isn’t just a great route runner with subtlety. Addison is also twiched up and explosive with his movements. Releases are a plus for Addison, as he has a varied release package that can get him a clean release from any allignment. He invoked shades of Davante Adams and Stefon Diggs with this whip route on the goal line.
Weaknesses
Dec 2, 2022; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Utah Utes cornerback Clark Phillips III (1) defends on a pass intended for Southern California Trojans wide receiver Jordan Addison (3) during the first half of the PAC-12 Football Championship at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
While he played 75.7% of the time on the outside at USC, he was almost exclusively a slot at Pitt where he played there 68.0% of the time in 2021. His size is somewhat limited which could lead teams to view him as a slot only at the next level.
His size also exemplifies his physical ability. It’s not a strength of his, but Addison can block when necessary, but physicality isn’t his game.
Overview
Dec 2, 2022; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Southern California Trojans wide receiver Jordan Addison (3) runs the ball against the Utah Utes during the second half in the PAC-12 Football Championship at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
Hands | 8.2/10 |
Release | 8.9/10 |
Route Running | 14.1/15 |
Separation | 14.0/15 |
Contested Catches | 8.1/10 |
Tracking | 8.5/10 |
Body Control | 8.7/10 |
YAC Ability | 8.8/10 |
Agility | 8.9/10 |
Grade | 88.2/100 First Round |
Addison is an excellent player that will get a lot of talk about potentially going in the top 10, but I think he ends up going in the top 15. He’s an excellent player that is what baseball scouts would call a five-tool player.
He would fit in tremendously well on the Vikings in honestly any role they would want to see him in. if he somehow is available in the back end of the first round, the Vikings need to jump on him.
