{"id":284951,"date":"2026-05-28T10:41:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T14:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=284951"},"modified":"2026-05-28T10:41:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T14:41:00","slug":"cam-coleman-scouting-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2026\/05\/28\/cam-coleman-scouting-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Cam Coleman Early Scouting Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cam Coleman (<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/category\/sec\/texas-longhorns\/\" target=\"_self\">Texas<\/a>) is an interesting wide receiver prospect. He was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/college-football\/story\/_\/id\/47581504\/former-auburn-receiver-cam-coleman-commits-texas\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">transfer portal signing<\/a> from Auburn, giving <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2026\/05\/15\/texas-quarterback-arch-manning\/\" target=\"_self\">Arch Manning<\/a> a new weapon. How does he project for the 2027 NFL Draft?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"max-width: px\"><smartframe-embed class=\"smartframe_wp_element\" customer-id=\"b0c95bc04383cef69c6b47df872135cf\" image-id=\"WmOBafUpr5ug\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 2964px; aspect-ratio: 2964\/2339;\" ><\/smartframe-embed><\/p>\n<h2>Cam Coleman Early Scouting Report<\/h2>\n<h3>Measureables<\/h3>\n<p>Height: 6\u20193\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Weight: 200 lbs<\/p>\n<h3>Cam Coleman&#8217;s Statistics<\/h3>\n<p>2025 (true sophomore): 56 receptions for 708 yards and five touchdowns<\/p>\n<p>2024 (true freshman): 37 receptions for 598 yards and eight touchdowns<\/p>\n<h3>The Tape<\/h3>\n<p>Games Watched: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/category\/sec\/georgia-bulldogs\/\" target=\"_self\">Georgia<\/a>, Missouri, and at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/category\/sec\/vanderbilt-commodores\/\" target=\"_self\">Vanderbilt<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Strengths<\/h3>\n<p>Coleman is a tall receiver with long arms, giving him a large catch radius. His greatest strength is presenting a good target for his quarterback. He has the ability to separate on comeback routes and works back to his quarterback to attack the ball. His route tree is wide, showing the ability to win down the field, but also on short to intermediate routes to move the chains.<\/p>\n<p>A genuine red zone threat, Coleman adjusts his body to poorly thrown balls. This makes him difficult to stop on fade routes.<\/p>\n<p>Coleman has the speed to win deep.\u00a0 While he can take a few steps to get up to full speed, when he does, he can pull away from coverage. This speed is also on show after the catch, particularly on crossing routes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cam Coleman (bottom of screen) shows his speed.  Getting grabbed by the corner here, but still able to make an over-the-shoulder catch. <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFLDraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NFLDraft<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XihfVlMxCu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/XihfVlMxCu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Paul Emery (@UKDraftFan) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UKDraftFan\/status\/2059340191760847285?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>When up against zone coverage, Coleman shows a nice feel for space. He does a nice job of finding soft spots in zones and getting his head and body around to present his quarterback with a big target.<\/p>\n<p>Against press coverage, Coleman has good quickness to get off the line. He can then get across the face of his man to create instant separation.<\/p>\n<p>Coleman is a natural hands catcher who catches with soft hands away from his body. He makes the difficult catch look easy. With his long arms and height, his catch radius is large, and he&#8217;s a difficult matchup for shorter cornerbacks.<\/p>\n<p>As a blocker, Coleman is generally willing and can make crucial blocks. In Auburn\u2019s offense, he was asked to block on swing passes, so he has significant experience in this area of the game.<\/p>\n<h3>Areas to Improve<\/h3>\n<p>As a tall receiver, Coleman\u2019s cuts can be a little rounded. At times, he loses his balance.<\/p>\n<p>His initial releases are not always consistent.\u00a0 At times, his footwork is choppy, and he doesn\u2019t explode off the line. Given his wiry frame, he can struggle to get off the line against good press coverage.\u00a0 In his route running, he can get knocked off balance by contact.\u00a0 It would also help his blocking to get a little bigger and stronger.<\/p>\n<p>Coleman\u2019s route tree was wide at Auburn, but he can add more nuance to some of his routes. Absorbing a new offense should help him when the time comes for interviews with NFL personnel.<\/p>\n<p>There are just a few concentration drops in Coleman\u2019s game. He needs to get these out of his game. On one play, he can make a highlight reel catch, but then drop an easy pass.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">3 games watched for Cam Coleman (top of screen) &#8211; this the second drop &#8211; otherwise hands are soft and secure.  <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFLDraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NFLDraft<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TthaVdBXDN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/TthaVdBXDN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Paul Emery (@UKDraftFan) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UKDraftFan\/status\/2059338838506455321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Key Tests in 2026<\/h3>\n<p>After opening against Texas State, the Longhorns have a huge week two test against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/category\/bigten\/ohio-state-buckeyes\/\" target=\"_self\">Ohio State<\/a>. The schedule overall is tough, and it will give Coleman every opportunity to showcase his talents.\u00a0 Either side of the bye week, Texas visits Tennessee and plays Oklahoma in the annual Red River Rivalry. Tests come thick and fast after this, with highlights being Mississippi, at LSU, and the end-of-season Texas A&amp;M game (at Kyle Field this year).<\/p>\n<p>The full schedule can be <a href=\"https:\/\/fbschedules.com\/2026-texas-football-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Cam Coleman Scouting Report Summary<\/h3>\n<p>With added bulk and strength, Coleman projects as a difference-making boundary \u201cX\u201d receiver in the NFL. His skill set is good, and with another year of development, he projects favorably to the 2026 NFL Draft wide receiver class. Coleman isn\u2019t as talented as Jeremiah Smith, but he is an outstanding prospect in his own right.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo: [Jake Crandall\/Advertiser] &#8211; Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cam Coleman (Texas) is an interesting wide receiver prospect.\u00a0 How does he project for the 2027 NFL Draft?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5857,"featured_media":285258,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1647,33760],"tags":[33861,34896,2030],"class_list":["post-284951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","category-profiles","tag-2027-nfl-draft","tag-cam-coleman","tag-nfl-draft-profiles"],"modified_by":"Michael Zimmelman","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5857"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=284951"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284951\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":285260,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284951\/revisions\/285260"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/285258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=284951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=284951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=284951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}