Name: Treylon Burks
School: Arkansas
Year: JR
Position: Wide Receiver
Measurables: 6’2 225 (combine official)
Stats:
General Info:
Treylon Burks is a former four-star recruit out of Warren,AR and was the number one ranked prospect in Arkansas in 2019. Burks was a three sport athlete in high school playing not only football but basketball and baseball. Although Burks missed most of his senior season in high school due to a torn ACL it did not affect his prospect ranking that year. As a freshman at Arkansas he earned SEC all-freshman team as well as 2nd team all SEC as a KR/PR. 2nd team All-SEC as a sophomore and was an unanimous 1st team All-SEC in his final year at Arkansas as a junior before forgoing his senior season for the Razorbacks. Burks mentioned at the combine at he grew up hunting (ironically) Hogs in Arkansas and during some of the hunts would have to run down the hogs from behind and tackle them which can only add to his special teams value…
Positional Skills:
Strengths
- Great size for a WR at 6’2 225 with large hands that require a 4 XL glove.
- He was a versatile mismatch for Arkansas that lined up all over the field.
- Was Arkansas’ best player and the other team knew it but still struggled to stop him most Saturdays.
- Excellent at Yards After the Catch (YAC) and is very difficult to bring down in the open field due to play strength and elusiveness for a WR his size.
- Very good deep ball tracker
- Very sudden at the line of scrimmage which helps him beat press coverage
- Has a good feel for zone coverages and knows when and where to sit.
- Willing run blocker with plenty of experience in Arkansas’ run first scheme.
- Great ball skills with a large catch radius
- Comes down with most 50/50 balls
- Showed toughness playing through injury. Best example being against Alabama where he caught 8 passes for 179 yards and 2 tds against a stout Tide defense after injuring his shoulder in the first quarter that game.
- Big play threat as he averaged 16+ yards per catch in each of his 3 seasons
- Good body control with the ability to adjust his body to get his feet inbounds along the sideline.
Weaknesses
- Not a very nuanced route runner
- May need to be manufactured touches early in his career while he develops that part of his game.
- Has some separation issues as he is more of a build up speed player
- Will have the occasional concentration drop that comes with looking to run before securing the ball.
- Didn’t test as well as some were expecting at the combine
- Might be a better fit as a #2 in an offense or a fun mismatch piece as he develops as a route runner as opposed to a clear cut #1 guy for a team.
Fit with the Packers:
I think Burks is exactly what the Packers offense is looking for as he is a YAC monster. Burks can create yards when they don’t seem to be there. Burks says he watches a lot of Deebo Samuel and tries to mimic his game after him which is the role he could fill perfectly for the Packers. Green Bay would be able to line Burks up all over the field and take advantage of certain matchups when they present themselves. He would fit in well with the Packers offense as a run blocker with plenty of experience coming from a run oriented team in college. Burks could really excel in the Packers offense if Adams returns as well since he wouldn’t be asked to be the #1 and could be used all over the field. Burks has plenty of experience as a deep threat which could help fill a potential void left by MVS if he leaves in free agency. He also has experience as a kick and punt returner as well as the aforementioned hog tackling( only half serious) that could add value to the special teams!