A starter in all three seasons in Arkansas, the Burks played an extremely diverse role for the Razorbacks, lining up throughout the lineup. Last season, Pro Football Focus painted him taking pictures in the slot (529), out wide (132), inline (19) and backfield (36). He even recorded a game as a wildcat quarterback. In general, Arkansas did everything possible just to take the ball in the hands of Burks and has good reason: in addition to leading the team in the reception for the third consecutive season (66 catches for 1104 yards and 11 touchdowns), he also achieved an average stable 8 yards to carry of 14 sweepstakes (112 yards in total and one more result). Burkes believes that this flexibility is his trump card in a successor class that lacks any hierarchy of potential consensus clients.
“My physique, the way I can be used in many positions,” Burks said. “I can play external receiver, internal receiver, running backwards – it doesn’t matter. It just sets me apart from everyone else.”
The Deebo prototype is in vogue right now, with the San Francisco 49ers winning All-Pro first-team honors last season, catching 77 passes for 1,405 yards and six touchdowns, while carrying the ball 59 times for 365 yards and eight more results. . Together with Cordarrelle Patterson, Samuel made the RB / WR time hybrid in 2021. This is therefore a hot topic at the plant, with everyone looking for the next change in the double-threat game. However, according to Samuel’s old coach, this could be a stupid task.
“You don’t look at it as ‘I need the next Deebo.’ “You’re looking for good players who are dedicated, passionate, and maybe that makes you say as a coach, ‘Hey, how else can we use this set of skills.'”
Having just set a record in Arkansas with six games per 100 yards in 2021 – including the transcendent performance 8/179/2 against Alabama – Burks certainly qualifies as a good footballer. And he will have a chance to show his athletic ability during field work at Lucas Oil Stadium on Thursday (4 pm ET on the NFL Network). On Wednesday, however, he hinted at his rarest physical trait: huge hands. The receiver revealed that he had to wear specially made 4XL gloves.