Former BYU wide receiver Devon Blackmon thinks he can help the Cougars recruit

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Former BYU wide receiver Devon Blackmon wants to work for his alma mater. He’s outlined it both privately and publicly.

He took to Twitter last week to say how he would be an asset to recruiting, especially with relating to the experience of a Black athlete at BYU.

“BYU please hire me to recruit,” Blackmon wrote. “I’m telling you I am the answer to all your problems of getting big recruits in here. You want to shift the culture, you need somebody who represents the current culture.”

Blackmon spoke to The Salt Lake Tribune this week about why he believes BYU needs help with recruiting as it moves into the Big 12. Here is what he had to say.

What’s your pitch right now to BYU to bring you on staff?

“My goal is to work with BYU. I think they need help in recruiting. I think they need player development while they are there. I would love it. I’m not saying I’m the answer. But I feel like some of the things that they are not in tune with, I am. I’m with athletes everyday. I work at a high school. I hear about who is not really being recruited but is a baller. I feel I can help with that. I feel like I can help get more Black athletes to come to BYU.”

What do you think is the No. 1 thing BYU is missing right now in recruiting?

“It would have to be athleticism. Big, athletic people. I mean people like a Jadeveon Clowney. They had Taysom Hill there. But they don’t have a ton of those guys left.”

Have they ever reached out to you, as a former player who currently trains athletes, for recruiting advice or help?

“No. BYU has the resources. They have players who know players. A phone call away. For instance, I had a cousin that is 6-foot-3 and runs a 4.4. I showed them and they didn’t make a move. I don’t think they are using their resources. I was training guys in California, running through talent. I hit up BYU and I wouldn’t get anything back. I don’t know what they are looking for. Do they want to win championships? Or do they want to just win six games and get a bowl every year?”

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