Measurables
UNIVERSITY- Arkansas AGE- 22 CLASS- JR
HEIGHT- 6’3” WEIGHT- 225 ARM LENGTH-
40 Time- 3 CONE- VERTICAL- BROAD JUMP- BENCH PRESS-
Overview
Treylon Burks played his high school ball for Warren High School in Arkansas, where he was named the top prospect in the state. During his high school days he played baseball and basketball as well as playing a lot of RB in addition to WR. As a freshman in 2019, Treylon played in 11 games, starting in 9 of them. He finished his freshman campaign with 475 receiving yards on 29 receptions and also added 35 rushing yards(9 attempts). Burks stood out on special teams as a returner though and earned All-SEC Second Team honors as a PR/KR after totaling 226 yards as a kick returner. In 2020 Burks started in all 9 games and finished with 820 yards, 7 TDs on 51 receptions, he also added 15 rushes for 75 yards. This earned him All-Sec Second Team honors as a WR. As a junior in 2021 Burks finished with 66 catches for 1104 yards, 11 TDs and added 112 yards rushing on 14 carries with 1 TD (1216 all-purpose 13 TDs). He was voted First-Team All-Sec in 2021. On a side note, Burks was on the All-Sec honor roll each of his first two years at Arkansas (I would assume his 3rd year as well). He finishes his career as likely the best WR in school history.
Strengths
Treylon is a problem for DBs to deal with from multiple standpoints. Arkansas ran a lot of screens and swing passes out of the backfield with Burks, he then became a RB with the ball in his hands. He is a physical guy to tackle in the open field but he also shows some impressive shiftiness for his size. Treylon has good patience and vision to allow for blocks to set up and then he’s able to hit a second gear and run away from a whole defense with his long strides. He doesn’t show a lot of sharpness on his routes but he has good explosion out of his breaks that allows him to create enough separation for a throwing window. Burks is a tough guy to press because of his physical nature. When you decide to press him he can fight through it and he has enough speed to get behind your CB for a deep pass and typically a TD. He tracks the ball well over his head and on 50/50 balls. I don’t really think Arkansas used this enough in the games I watched but Treylon does a fantastic job of using his big frame to box out defenders at the catch point. He then is able to jump over the top of defenders and come down with the ball rather effortlessly. He has the potential to make some fantastic catches with his catch radius and body control. He has good hands(they’re rather big), passive at times though. His most consistent/effective routes were the corner route, bubble screen and 9 route. He was placed in both the slot and out-wide and he should be effective in both areas in the NFL but he projects as an outside WR. I think he can comes into the NFL and have an instant impact but I also see a player who has a lot of room to grow. He can certainly bail-out a bad QB because he didn’t have much talent throwing the ball in Arkansas.
Weaknesses/Room for Improvement
There’s a lot to love about Treylon as a play-maker all over the field but he isn’t the most polished right now. I would like to see him develop more in reading the zones of a defense, particularly over the middle. There were numerous times where it seemed Treylon ran an option route over the middle of a defense but he decided to float right where all the defenders were. He wasn’t as much of a threat across the middle of the field as you would like. Burks could improve his ability to catch the ball in traffic, he was too passive at times when attacking the football in tight situations. He would let the ball get into his body which allowed for the CB to break it up. He has a fair amount of development as a route runner. Arkansas didn’t show too advanced of a route-tree and Treylon didn’t show much variation in his routes. I feel he has enough athletic ability and foot quickness to become a good route runner, it will just take time. He was a decent blocker but with his strength/stature he should be rag-dolling CBs as far as I’m concerned. I’m not quite sure Treylon will run away from guys like he was able to do at the college level but the long speed is there.
Scheme Fit
I like him more as a Z WR primarily just because of all the things he can do underneath as a ball carrier. Line him up as an X if you want to stretch the field. Any offense with a lot of movement and underneath passing game he can excel and give him opportunities at 50/50 balls.
Round Grade
Mid First Round