This commitment happened VERY quickly.
About 5-6 months ago, he was a silent commit to Virginia, then the Cavs kind of cooled on him.
He was set on playing with his brother, a QB who reclassified so they could have that chance. Ole Miss and Nebraska offered the brother, and they were actually thinking hard about committing in June to the Huskers. It almost happened.
Before the brother came into play, Burkhalter wanted to play on the west coast. He was hoping to commit to USC or UCLA at one time early in the process. This Oregon offer gave the opportunity to go west and to play for who I view as the top program in the Pac 12.
As a player, he is a versatile jumbo-athlete with some update. He has to add strength. I would like to see a little more explosiveness. He has that toughness and while being a quiet kid off the field, he plays with that edge on the field. He has had offers to play TE, OLB and WDE, so that tells you the type of athlete schools see him as.
I will see him play this season if all stays on track in Alabama, so I will have more here. He is a versatile kid with room to add weight and he is one I look forward to following this season.
Solid pick up for the Ducks.
About 5-6 months ago, he was a silent commit to Virginia, then the Cavs kind of cooled on him.
He was set on playing with his brother, a QB who reclassified so they could have that chance. Ole Miss and Nebraska offered the brother, and they were actually thinking hard about committing in June to the Huskers. It almost happened.
Before the brother came into play, Burkhalter wanted to play on the west coast. He was hoping to commit to USC or UCLA at one time early in the process. This Oregon offer gave the opportunity to go west and to play for who I view as the top program in the Pac 12.
As a player, he is a versatile jumbo-athlete with some update. He has to add strength. I would like to see a little more explosiveness. He has that toughness and while being a quiet kid off the field, he plays with that edge on the field. He has had offers to play TE, OLB and WDE, so that tells you the type of athlete schools see him as.
I will see him play this season if all stays on track in Alabama, so I will have more here. He is a versatile kid with room to add weight and he is one I look forward to following this season.
Solid pick up for the Ducks.
