STRENGTHS
Cee Dee is a productive receiver, with excellent hands and lateral explosion. He has great vision and combined with his quickness and lateral explosion those athletic talents, allow Cee Dee to gain a lot of run after the catch yardage. He has a smooth gate when running routes, and this helps him to keep his hands quiet but ready to catch the ball, deceiving defensive backs who are trying to read his body when the ball is in the air. He’s a willing and solid blocker, helping the running game for his team. His quick feet make him a matchup nightmare in the red zone. He is smart when playing against zone coverages and as a slot receiver or “in Motion” receiver when matched up against linebackers and safeties, Cee Dee becomes a weapon.
CONCERNS
Cee Dee has good size and he looks on film to be strong but he also has the type of build that will struggle against the more physical defensive players at the next level. He doesn’t run very good routes against single coverage and because he is used so much in the slot and as a move receiver, I suspect that he will struggle getting off the line at the next level. He also is not a strong route runner and at the next level will be easily re-routed and pushed off his routes easily. Cee Dee’s quickness is excellent but his pure speed will not be a challenge to Cornerbacks at the next level making his poor route running an issue for a team looking for him to be an outside receiver.
BOTTOM LINE 2.03
I believe Cee Dee with a little time could become an excellent overall receiver but his ability to bulk up is the biggest concern that I have. If he can do that without it affecting his quickness than he should become as productive at the next level as he has been at the college level. Right now, Cee Dee is an impact receiver but the offense has been built around him. As I stated before, he has excellent hands and excellent skills to gain yardage after the catch but, for the next level, he really needs to become more physical and because of his body type (Small Shoulders, slim hips), that will be difficult. This doesn’t mean that he can’t be productive and impacting, it just means offensive coordinators will have to play call to his talents and keep his catches down to keep him on the field and not on the injured reserve list.
