Jermaine Burton
Alabama Crimson Tide – No. 7 | |
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Position | Wide receiver |
Class | Sophomore |
Major | Business |
Personal information | |
Born: | Calabasas, California | June 28, 2001
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career history | |
College | |
Bowl games | |
High school | Calabasas (Calabasas, California) |
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Jermaine Demetrius Burton (born June 28, 2001) is an American football wide receiver for the Alabama Crimson Tide. Burton started his college career with the Georgia Bulldogs.
High school career[]
Burton attended Calabasas High School in Calabasas, California. Burton was selected to play in the 2020 Under Armour All-America Game.[1] A four-star recruit, Burton committed to the University of Georgia to play college football.[2][3]
College career[]
Georgia[]
As a true freshman at Georgia in 2020, Burton played in 10 games having three touchdowns and 404 yards on 27 receptions.[4][5] Burton recorded a career high two touchdowns and 197 yards in a 31–24 victory over Mississippi State.[6] As a sophomore in 2021, Burton played in 12 games tallying 5 touchdowns, 497 yards, and 26 receptions. On January 19, 2022, Burton announced his decision to transfer.[7]
Alabama[]
On January 23, 2022, just four days after Burton made the decision to transfer, Burton announced he would transfer to Alabama.[8] The move came after rumors that he along with JT Daniels would be a package deal.[9]
References[]
- ^ "Under Armour All-America Game, Orlando, Fla". 247Sports. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ "BREAKING: 4-star WR Jermaine Burton Flips To Georgia". Dawg Post. December 18, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ "Kirby Smart shares early impression of highly touted freshman WR Jermaine Burton". Saturday Down South. September 15, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ "Jermaine Burton College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ "cfbstats.com - Jermaine Burton 2020 Player Statistics - Georgia Bulldogs". www.cfbstats.com. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ "UGA WR Jermaine Burton is 247Sports' True Freshman of the Week". Dawgs247. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ Weiszer, Marc. "Georgia football QB JT Daniels, wide receiver Jermaine Burton enter transfer portal". Online Athens. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ The Athletic Staff. "WR Jermaine Burton transfers from Georgia to Alabama". The Athletic. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ "JT Daniels, Jermaine Burton reportedly being discussed as 'package deal,' visit with SEC West head coach". Saturday Down South. January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
External links[]
- Georgia Bulldogs football players
- People from Calabasas, California
- Players of American football from California
- Sportspeople from Los Angeles County, California
- American football wide receivers
- Alabama Crimson Tide football players
- Living people
- 2001 births