2027 Rankings: Next-Gen Playmakers

We have the Prep Redzone Combine series on April 26th! There will be a middle school camp and a high school camp. Use TateCombine25 for a discount at checkout! I hope to see you there.   Let's dive into some of receivers in our 2027 rankings.    McKenzie is a rising young receiver for Cherry Creek and the Mile High Prep team this spring! Measuring in at 5'11 160-pounds. McKenzie has very good athletic ability due to very good speed, acceleration, jumping, and change of direction. He has the rare ability to decelerate and accelerate instantaneously. Very good release vs press jam and off coverage. He beats the DB with his shifty feet. Very good separation quickness due to his athletic ability and mental processing. Out runs the DB or exploits weaknesses in the zone. Very good catching. He extends his arms, plucks the ball with his suction hands. Very good body control and adjustment. He made a catch on the sideline, pivoted around and it turned it into a TD. After the catch, he uses his strength and physicality to consistently break tackles getting extra yardage. McKenzie is a very good blocker. He gets physical and aggressive, locking out the LB or DB to create a running lane. He is a fantastic young receiver, who is excellent in each aspect of his game. Colleges NEED to look his way.     Lukosky first landed on my radar due to our PRZ combine events! Measuring in at 6'0 165 pounds, Lukosky played receiver and was a key special teams contributor. Lukosky has good athletic ability due to very good acceleration, jumping, good speed, and change of direction. He has a good release at the line of scrimmage. He fights through contact during the route, making his way open. An underrated aspect of Lukosky's is his blocking. He maintains a low pad level and good hand placement to control the DB away. He is a good tackler on special teams , showing his very good competitive toughness and giving his all on each play. Excited to see more from Lukosky!     Fresh off a 5A championship win, Landrum-Hamilton was a key cog in the Cherry Creek machine. He measures in at 5'10 150 pounds. Accounting for 616 yards on 60 receptions and 4 touchdowns. He has very good athletic ability due to very good change of direction, speed, acceleration, and good jumping. Very good release at the line of scrimmage. He uses the 1,2 shake to get around the DB. He has very good separation quickness due to his athletic ability and mental processing. If there's a void open in the zone, he'll sit patiently for his QB to find him. Very good ball tracking skills and very good catching. He plucks the ball out of the air and consistently comes down with the catch, even while being contacted. Very good body control and adjustment. After the catch, he uses his home run speed to around the defense. There's a reason why he's ranked so high, and it shows on the field.     Noll is a big body receiver measuring in at 6'2 160-pounds. Throughout the season, he had 46 receptions for 736 yards and 10 touchdowns. Good athletic ability due to very good jumping, good speed, acceleration, and change of direction. Noll uses his athletic ability to get a good release at the line of scrimmage. He isn't afraid of getting physical with the DB. Good separation quickness due to his very good mental processing and play strength. Fights through the contact during the route and gets open. If his QB is in the scramble drill, Noll will come back for the easy completion. Good body control and adjustment. Very good ball tracking skills. He is able to watch the ball while getting contacted by defenders. After the catch, Noll uses his good trucking to run through DBs and LBs. Good strength to lock out defenders with blocking. Keep an eye out for [player_tooltip player_id='1631938' first='Brody' last='Noll'] next year !     Marchand is another big body receiver measuring in at 6'4 185-pounds. He's a big target for Legend's new QB DJ Bordeaux! He had 18 receptions for 345 yard and 4 touchdowns. Marchand has very good athletic ability due to very good jumping, acceleration, change of direction, and good speed. Very good release at the line of scrimmage. He consistently beats his man in man coverage. Good separation quickness. Marchand uses quick cuts to get open. Very good ball tracking and catching. He comes down with the 50/50 balls. Even when there's not a lot of separation between Marchand and the defender, he still comes down with the catch. Marchand adjusts to the ball thrown in flight, and contorts his body to make the catch. He's slippery out in space, easily breaking tackles. He's a fluid receiver combined with very good size and strength. I expect Marchand to feast with the ball in his hands more.

We have the Prep Redzone Combine series on April 26th! There will be a middle school camp and a high school camp. Use TateCombine25 for a discount at checkout! I hope to see you there.