Burton was a surprise pickup for the Crimson Tide. Burton is a physical wide reciever who runs excellent routes and has a knack for getting seperation from the defender. He was being recruited by many schools to play defense since he is a ball hawk when playing defensive back, however he will play wide reciever while at the Capstone. He benches 350 pounds, squats 405 and has a 40-inch vertical jump. Listed as the No. 1 athlete and the No. 19 prospect nationally on the ESPN.com 150 rankings … the No. 3 defensive back in the nation and the second-ranked player in the Alabama Top 35 according to Rivals.com … listed as the No. 7 defensive back prospect by Scout.com … Class 5A Honorable Mention All-State selection by the Alabama Sports Writers Association … listed as the No. 6 prospect in the state and the No. 18 wide receiver prospect nationally by SuperPrep Magazine … The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super South 100 list member … The Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120 and Elite 18 (No. 4) selection … ranked the No. 61 overall player in the country by Sports Illustrated/Takkle.com … the No. 54 ranked overall player in the nation according to Tom Lemming of CSTV … SuperPrep/Scout.com Top 100 selection (No. 74) … SuperPrep/Scout.com Top 30 Alabama selection (No. 7) … No. 25 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list … participated in the Under Armour All-Star Game in Orlando, Fla. … ScoutSouth.com Star of Alabama selection … Rivals.com Top 100 selection (No. 28) … rushed for 917 yards and 15 touchdowns and threw for 834 yards and 10 scores as a senior … recorded 1,070 rushing yards and 1,059 yards passing and scored 19 total touchdowns in his junior season … played for head coach Kerry Stephenson.
