Treylon Burks

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Treylon Burks
Arkansas Razorbacks – No. 16
PositionWide receiver
ClassJunior
Personal information
Born: (2000-03-23) March 23, 2000 (age 21)
Warren, Arkansas
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolWarren
Career highlights and awards
  • First team All-SEC (2021)
  • 2× second-team All-SEC (2019, 2020)
  • SEC All-Freshman Team (2019)

Treylon Burks (born March 23, 2000) is an American football wide receiver for the Arkansas Razorbacks.

Early years[]

Burks was born on March 23, 2000, in Warren, Arkansas. He attended Warren High School, where he played wide receiver for their football team and totaled 151 receptions for 3,403 yards and 43 touchdowns.[1] He missed most of his senior season in 2018 after tearing his ACL.[2] Burks committed to the University of Arkansas to play college football.[3] He also played basketball and baseball in high school.[4]

College career[]

As a true freshman at Arkansas in 2019, Burks started nine of 11 games and recorded 29 receptions for 475 receiving yards.[5][6] Burks was named 2nd Team All-SEC as a return specialist by the Coaches, and was placed on the SEC All-Freshman team. In 2020, he became Arkansas' number one receiver as a sophomore, with 51 receptions for 820 yards and 7 TD despite starting only 8 games. Burks was named 2nd Team All-SEC by the AP and Coaches.[7][8][9] In his junior season of 2021, Burks started all twelve games and finished with 66 receptions for 1,104 receiving yards and 11 receiving TDs, becoming only the fourth player in program history with over 1000 yards receiving in a single season. He also had 14 carries for 112 yards rushing and 1 rushing TD. Burks was named 1st Team All-SEC by the AP and the Coaches. Arkansas would finish the regular season 8-4, 4-4 in SEC play, and would be invited to play Penn State in the 2022 Outback Bowl on New Year's Day in Tampa. Burks decided to forgo participation in the Outback Bowl and also skip his senior season, declaring his intentions to enter the 2022 NFL Draft.

Career statistics[]

YearYear Games Rushing Recieving Punt returns Kick returns
Rec Yds TD Att Yds TD Ret Yds TD Ret Yds TD
2019 11 29 475 0 9 35 0 12 130 0 10 226 0
2020 8 51 820 7 15 75 0 1 4 0 0 0 0
2021 12 66 1,104 11 14 112 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career[10] 31 146 2,399 18 38 222 1 13 134 0 10 226 0

References[]

  1. ^ "Carrying on a legacy: Burks out to rep grandfather's name". wholehogsports.com.
  2. ^ "Warren's Treylon Burks signing gives Arkansas top receivers class". Arkansas Online. 6 February 2019.
  3. ^ Goldberg, Rob. "Warren's Treylon Burks commits to Arkansas over Clemson, LSU, FSU". Pine Bluff Commercial.
  4. ^ "Glory Days: Treylon Burks' ceiling was high on baseball field". wholehogsports.com.
  5. ^ "Tough to cover: Burks leads unit set to push tempo". wholehogsports.com.
  6. ^ "Burks working to change technique as punt returner". wholehogsports.com.
  7. ^ "UA receiving duo show out recently". Arkansas Online. 28 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Burks' case of Sundays supplies Hogs needed hand". Arkansas Online. 18 October 2020.
  9. ^ "'He can do it all': Burks already one of SEC's best". wholehogsports.com.
  10. ^ "Treylon Burks College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020.

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