AstroDin wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2024 4:05 pm
Burrell has two years to play - his offer list out of HS was impressive.
Had several FBS offers and was set to visit SC.
He's about the size of Ryan Miller - a huge pickup!
I guess that Furman (Nick Verna) having tight ends sign with NFL teams back to back makes Furman attractive to a player looking to play in the pros.
Just reading up on him a bit.
1. Burrell was ranked as the #4/5 player in South Carolina coming out of high school.
2. He's on the All-ACC academic team, which means he's obviously good in the classroom.
3. Furman has now established a track record of putting TEs in NFL camps.
4. Furman heavily features the hybrid TE in their offense. Pline had 32 receptions in his one season, which I think is 30+ more than he had at Ferris State in total. Miller had 72 receptions in 2022. Furman's offense feeds the heck out of this position.
5. I don't know this, but I'm wagering Furman is going to air it out more with our current QB room than we did with Tyler Huff, who was more of a runner. The three guys we have at QB can all spin it.
6. I suspect he's going to slot right into the rotation. Furman has typically only taken grad transfers that are going to see the field immediately.
So, he's going to a school that is already on NFL team's radars for producing talent at the position, he's going to play immediately, and he's going to get a lot of throws his direction.
It makes sense that he will likely end up in the Ryan Miller-type role. Furman has Chappell, who played a bunch as a freshman, that seems to be more of that in-line TE. Burrell, I guess, will be destined for that hybrid TE/WR role that Miller was so effective in.
From what I'm reading, he and Miller are similar physical profiles - 6'2 220 ish with 4.5-4.6 speed. Furman's going to have a lot of weapons at pass catcher.
