2022 NFL Draft: USC WR Drake London has great size/YAC combo

First-Team All-Size and All-YAC

The first thing to note with Drake London is his size and strength. At 6-foot-5 and 210 pounds, London has the size and frame to handle things as a traditional “X” receiver. Contested catches are one of the areas that London will thrive in with that size, and he has the length and subsequent massive catch radius to make plays outside of his frame. London’s length also helps him be a very stout blocker in space, and he stays competitive in that area, which will impress scouts and coaches.

London is a great hands catcher and plucks the ball out of the air with ease. He’s strong working through contact over the middle of the field and has the frame to box out defenders to maintain good position. London has very good flexibility for his size. This helps him create a little separation at the top of his routes and be more crisp with transitions, along with his good hand usage to clear contact.

After the catch is another area where London thrives, and that works due to his good athleticism and play strength. He has exceptional contact balance and strength that makes him extremely tough to wrap up in space, especially for smaller defensive backs. London can also make defenders miss with solid stop/start quickness and very good recognition and processing of space and where defenders are located.

Finally, London’s football intelligence is very good, one of the areas being that spatial awareness when he gets into space. The same trait applies to how he’s able to find space quickly against zone coverage and how he works back to the football and into space when things break down.