New Gamecock Commit

[mperk81]

Jarrett Burns has committed to South Carolina. Safety from Lee Highschool in Huntsville, Alabama.

[cockman97]

Proving Ground Forum pls.

[FeartheSpur]

welcome

[kosimpsononthestop]

6 3, 185 with a 4.55 40. 2 star on rivals as an athlete

[usc1]

another 2 star, wonderful...not knocking on this guy but how about we get some 4 and 5 stars? We wont get anywhere with 2 and 3 stars.

And thats a true statement.

[uscfan79]

another 2 star, wonderful...not knocking on this guy but how about we get some 4 and 5 stars? We wont get anywhere with 2 and 3 stars.

And thats a true statement.If I remember right, Ko Simpson was a 2 star! He turned out alright!

Stars mean nothing till they prove it on the field!

[jaytda4th]

yeah i don't know what to think.. glad he's a gameocck though

[Ga_Gamecock]

Maybe its a grades issue.

Capt was in that boat for a while ... grades hurt rankings.

hes pretty tall for a S


Athlete
Huntsville (AL) Lee
Ht: 6-foot-3
Wt: 185 lbs
Forty: 4.55 secs
Bench max: 210 pounds
Squat max: 335 pounds
GPA: 2.6
ACT: 18
Class: 2008 (High School)

[ucock]

yea most 5 stars we get turn out to be bust. geoge gause, ricardo hurley, and so on sid rice was 3 star ko simpson 2 star . SOS knows what he is getting

[Gamecockfanatic4]

looks like a prep school guy maybe?

[jaytda4th]

any rivals members or scout able to watch his videos.. maybe you can see what he is good at/upside..

[cockblood]

he bench presses 210 and sqauts 335!.........he will def get knocked around if he doesnt hit the weight room hard, those numbers arent that impressive, he sould be doing that as a sophmore atleast!

[CoverTwo]

The Huntsville area of Alabama produces some very good football players.

Oh, and Ron Cooper knows how to evaluate talent in case you had forgotten.

Its also worth mentioning that Antonio Allen (current prep 4 star) was a 2-3 star coming out of high school.

[Ga_Gamecock]

just watched his film

hes a HS QB - very elusive ... not a track star but has very good vision and i never saw him caught from behind

with his build and moves, I would imagine he would get a look @ WR

[USCFAN05]

i think he is going to play corner

[roosterrizk1]

One of Ron Coopers hand picks and Coop does a good job evaluating. We also seem to strike gold with these Alabama kids. Nice size. Welcome !!!! :clap:

[FinchMcCrunkNasty]

hey man the kids vids looks great and all and i don't want to hear it from anyone i'm not bashing anybody but isn't he a little slow to play DB in the SEC? are we thinking about safety? or maybe a combo of a few positions. i just don't think a mid 4.55 is fast enough to cover some of these speed demons in the SEC - does anyone else think this?

[FinchMcCrunkNasty]

just watched his film

hes a HS QB - very elusive ... not a track star but has very good vision and i never saw him caught from behind

with his build and moves, I would imagine he would get a look @ WR

i jusat watched his rvals vids. caught from behind 2 times by a DB. but he is taller than anyone else out there. we really need to be thinking safet with him and mark barnes!!! we are going to have enough WR's!

[U-Dub Gamecock]

Captain Mummerlyn was a 2 star from Alabama.. Our staff knows what they are doing..

[roosterrizk1]

He is being recruited as a Safety/Corner. Also good enough to start at QB on the HS Level. Coach Cooper likes the kid. Coach Coop has a proven track record.

[cocky2007]

The offer list he has looks pretty good.

[bcgibson75]

Looks like a good athlete on video, will be a good addition to our secondary.

If there is one knock on our secondary, we don't have the size to match up with the Marcus Monk's of the SEC (other than Brandon Issac--but he's playing with ONE shoulder) . Hopefully Antonio Allen & Burns will become playmakers like a Ko Simpson.

WELCOME TO GAMECOCK NATION, JARRETT!!

GO COCKS!!!

[jaytda4th]

if you look at scout.. his only actual other offer was Lous. Tech.

[Gamecockfanatic4]

if you look at scout.. his only actual other offer was Lous. Tech.
Scout isn't always right so that could be decieving

[Gamecockfanatic4]

here's the article
November 19, 2007

Alabama DB Picks USC

By Phil Kornblut

USC landed a commitment Monday night from DB Jarrett Burns (6-3 186) of Huntsville, AL. Burns made an unofficial visit to USC for the Florida game and had been on their watch list. Monday night Gamecock recruiter Ron Cooper called with the official offer and Burns accepted. "It was a comfort level," Burns said. "I talk to coach Cooper all the time. He showed me he could be there for me if I need something. He can't do everything for me but he'll give that effort. That was something no other school showed. That was a big thing to me. And Darian (Stewart, also a Huntsville native) is like a brother to me." Burns can play safety but is being recruited as a big corner. "My advantage is my height," he said. "And I like to beat up the receiver. I like to come up and hit. And I rome the field well. Coach Spurrier said he needed some big, phyiscial defensive backs." This season Burns had 79 tackles and 1 interception. As a junior he had 71 tackles and 1 interception. And as a sophomore he totaled 70 tackles and 6 interceptions. Burns said he also had an offer from Louisiaiana Tech and was drawing serious interest from Clemson, Auburn, Alabama, Georgia Tech, Georgia, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Louisville and Mississippi State. He's also made unofficial visits to Auburn and Alabama.

[USCSnake7]

Just watched his video, kid is pretty good with the ball in his hands. Didn't look like a 4.5 guy more like a 4.4, i guess he has sneeky speed. Looks to be a good one once he gets bigger.

[Gamecockfanatic4]

really I don't care all the people we have from Alabama have been good when they are playing yes I'm again referring to the Lindseys troubles sorry had too so I think this guy will be good, sounds like he really wanted to be a Gamecock and to be reunited with his "brother" Stewart he will be a good fit

[Ga_Gamecock]

i think he is going to play corner

Im sure hes being recruited for D (and IMO, hes a S) but with his athleticism, i wouldnt be shocked to see him get a look on both sides initially... it seems our staff has no trouble trying playmakers at multipl positions on both sides of the ball ... we'll see.

[TalkingHead]

If Coach Cooper likes him, I like him.

[FoghornLeghornCock]

"This season Burns had 79 tackles and 1 interception. As a junior he had 71 tackles and 1 interception. And as a sophomore he totaled 70 tackles and 6 interceptions." One thing you have to like about him is he has had a good amount of tackles every year which shows this kid knows how to tackle, which in my book is always a positive for anybody playing defense for our team.

[rock23aj]

hey man the kids vids looks great and all and i don't want to hear it from anyone i'm not bashing anybody but isn't he a little slow to play DB in the SEC? are we thinking about safety? or maybe a combo of a few positions. i just don't think a mid 4.55 is fast enough to cover some of these speed demons in the SEC - does anyone else think this?



Same speed and strength as Ko Simpson and he was a 2 star as well. Not always about 40 speed but game speed and knowledge of the game. Trust our coaches.

[happygilmore527]

Here we go with the stars stuff again. I think our coaches do an excellent job evaluating and sounds like he will develop into a quality DB. I think Captain, Darian, and those guys can agree that he'll get the coaching he needs. Let's try to hold off judging the kid with the he's only 2 stars and let him get on campus first.

Anyways, pleasasnt surprise this morning with a commitment. Hopefully some more will fall soon.

[Acockolypse Now]

At a 4.5 40 he'll probably be a safety/nickle back. Maybe coming in on press coverage against a big/possession type reciever.

[GeathersFan]

another 2 star, wonderful...not knocking on this guy but how about we get some 4 and 5 stars? We wont get anywhere with 2 and 3 stars.

And thats a true statement.

No thats not ask Kansas or better yet ask Nebraska!

[COCKROCK]

No thats not ask Kansas or better yet ask Nebraska!

One cinderelle team..... I would take my chances every time with the team that has more talent.

There is never any guarantees with a kid coming out of high school on how he will excel at the college level, but honestly the diamonds in the rough are far few and in between.

The teams that are consistently battling for conference championships are recruiting guys that are 4/5 star players.... Ironic that they continue to win?

Sure ND sucks this year and they are loaded from top to bottom with 4/5 star kids, but give their fat arse coach another year or two and ND will be back at the top once again.

[FinchMcCrunkNasty]

One cinderelle team..... I would take my chances every time with the team that has more talent.

There is never any guarantees with a kid coming out of high school on how he will excel at the college level, but honestly the diamonds in the rough are far few and in between.

The teams that are consistently battling for conference championships are recruiting guys that are 4/5 star players.... Ironic that they continue to win?

Sure ND sucks this year and they are loaded from top to bottom with 4/5 star kids, but give their fat arse coach another year or two and ND will be back at the top once again.
hit the nail on the head. if the coaches could land 4/5 star kids this season they would be doing it. if we had about 3 classes in a row of top 5 classes then we could do some serious damage. one amazing year isn't gonna cut it.

[gamecockfootball09]

I believe we are also recruiting one of his teammates who is a 3 or 4 star. From what I've heard he's the person they went after in this class since we lost out on Arkee Smith.

[foezopen]

here's the article
November 19, 2007

Alabama DB Picks USC

By Phil Kornblut

"My advantage is my height," he said. "And I like to beat up the receiver. I like to come up and hit. And I rome the field well. Coach Spurrier said he needed some big, phyiscial defensive backs." .



Sounds like exactly what we need...Somebody with size that likes to get a shot on the receivers!!!!!! No matter how many stars they have him as!!!! Welcome aboard young man !!!!:thumbsup:

[Click]

another 2 star, wonderful...not knocking on this guy but how about we get some 4 and 5 stars? We wont get anywhere with 2 and 3 stars.

And thats a true statement.


No, that's bullcrap. I don't know why so many of you guys are so hung up on how many "stars" Rivals or Scout gives our recruits. I've seen 2-star recruits become All-Americans and All-Pro NFL players and I've seen 5-star recruits never make it pass their sophomore year b/c they SUCKED!!!! Anybody remember J.J. Brown???? He never even cracked the 2-deep roster at USC and he was one of the highest rated recruits the school ever got. Why can't you guys just be satisfied that if a kid is good enough to be offered a scholarship by Steve Spurrier then that means he's good enough to help our team? That's all that matters, what Rivals or Scout ranks us in the "recruiting war" means absolutely NOTHING!

[Barry_gamecock]

Stars do not matter...nor do 40 times for that matter...not only was Ko a 2 star who was forced to greyshirt, but he was also a 4.5 guy...his instincts and feel for the game were unmatched though. Thats very important.

[The Dude]

people that complain about the lack of 4-5 star guys, have absolutely no idea what they are talking about.

[blaze]

people that complain about the lack of 4-5 star guys, have absolutely no idea what they are talking about.

people who complain about a young man who our staff likes, that chooses to play here are short sighted. They are in NO way taking into consideration the feeling this young man might feel when he reads some of these comments.

[Click]

people who complain about a young man who our staff likes, that chooses to play here are short sighted. They are in NO way taking into consideration the feeling this young man might feel when he reads some of these comments.

You're right.... and believe me they do get on these forums to see what everybody's saying about them. Any player who SOS believes is good enough to offer and who is happy to accept we should make them feel welcome and be thankful they are coming!

[McNasty]

i think we'll bulk him up some and stay at S. we could use some extra depth next year behind e cook and darian.

and i dont think he'll play corner simply because of our depth there (cap, carlos, akeem, antonio allen, addison, stoney, and more i'm forgetting.

i kinda like the WR idea though. we could always use more height.

[mjmiller]

This is a good pickup. Everyone says this kid is a sleeper, but I have watched his video and he looks pretty damn good. Screw stars, this kid is gonna be good. Happy to have you, welcome.

[Click]

i think we'll bulk him up some and stay at S. we could use some extra depth next year behind e cook and darian.

and i dont think he'll play corner simply because of our depth there (cap, carlos, akeem, antonio allen, addison, stoney, and more i'm forgetting.

i kinda like the WR idea though. we could always use more height.


You left out Jamire Williams... I like the idea of receiver too!

[mjmiller]

i think we'll bulk him up some and stay at S. we could use some extra depth next year behind e cook and darian.

and i dont think he'll play corner simply because of our depth there (cap, carlos, akeem, antonio allen, addison, stoney, and more i'm forgetting.

i kinda like the WR idea though. we could always use more height.

Carlos is gone after next year, and Antonio Allen is a safety, so you could see this guy wind up at corner. We need corners with height.

[acjuf]

If I remember right, Ko Simpson was a 2 star! He turned out alright!

Stars mean nothing till they prove it on the field!


That's true, but it is no coincidence that the programs who traditionally recruit higher rated players, do better. Yes, stars don't always tell the story about a player, but generally it's a pretty good indication.

[acejrock]

sweet

[Click]

If I remember right, Ko Simpson was a 2 star! He turned out alright!

Stars mean nothing till they prove it on the field!


That's true, but it is no coincidence that the programs who traditionally recruit higher rated players, do better. Yes, stars don't always tell the story about a player, but generally it's a pretty good indication.


Tell that to Oregon, Arizona State, Missouri, Kansas, West Va., Va Tech, etc .. The big name schools usually get the big name players, although I think that is starting to change across the board, but those programs are not just the schools landing the kids with 5-stars by their name, those are the schools with the money to have the best facilities, coaches, and trainers also.

[McNasty]

and for the record, the brinkley's were 3 stars as JUCOs.
Norwood was a 3 star
e cook was a 3 star
J cook was a 3 star WR
rodney paulk was a 3 star
C boyd was a 3 star Safety
A boyd was a 3 star DE

see, we're built on 3 star players that build into something special. stop complaining about it.

also, J-Jo was a 3, fred bennett was a 3 star Safety, and sidney was a 3 star.

[McNasty]

Carlos is gone after next year, and Antonio Allen is a safety, so you could see this guy wind up at corner. We need corners with height.

well i'm talking about for next year. yeah, we could build it for the year after and so on, but i say put him where we need the most depth. wherever that may be at the time is where he needs to go

[Cntrybrd4]

I seem to remember this guy we had named Ryan Brewer who wasn't the most impressive looking physical specimen. But the guy had grit and desire and was one hell of a football player because he WANTED to be here. That's something we want is kids that want to be here so they go to practice and work hard, so that they go to the weight room, they go to class. Welcome Mr. Burns, here's to you, proud to be a Gamecock!

[The Dude]

people were saying the same thing about Pat Dimarco last year, and I think he has contributed pretty well given hes a true freshman.

[CaptainCrunch]

welcome aboard jarrett

[lowcountrycock]

Welcome Jarrett- We'er glad you decied to be a Gamecock!!!

[LegalCock]

every kid we get out of alabama can play lights out. Cooper or someone is doing a hell of a job recruiting in that state.

[NavyCock16]

I grew up in Huntsville and am back for thanksgiving, and they cannot stop talking about this kid. He's gonna be a good one! Forget the stars, Pat Dimarco was a 2 star also and he's scoring touchdowns for us this year while we got a whole slew of four stars red-shirting.

[COCKROCK]

and for the record, the brinkley's were 3 stars as JUCOs.
Norwood was a 3 star
e cook was a 3 star
J cook was a 3 star WR
rodney paulk was a 3 star
C boyd was a 3 star Safety
A boyd was a 3 star DE

see, we're built on 3 star players that build into something special. stop complaining about it.

also, J-Jo was a 3, fred bennett was a 3 star Safety, and sidney was a 3 star.

With all due respect maybe this is exactly the reason that we have struggled the last few years or forever and presently sit at 6-5. Last years class was tremendous, but to win in the SEC it will take more than one awesome class to be contenders.

[acjuf]

With all due respect maybe this is exactly the reason that we have struggled the last few years or forever and presently sit at 6-5. Last years class was tremendous, but to win in the SEC it will take more than one awesome class to be contenders.

You're absolutely right. If you want to be a serious contendor in the SEC, you need to pull in a very good recruiting class every year(or at least most every year), because there are programs like Florida, LSU, Georgia, who are pulling in 4 and 5 star commitments left and right and have a great recruiting class every year. You can't count on most of your 3 star recruits to be better than expected, or great like a Sidney Rice or Fred Bennett. And to be a serious contendor that's what you're banking on when you sign a class made up primarily of 2 and 3 star recruits.

[uscfreek88]

another 2 star, wonderful...not knocking on this guy but how about we get some 4 and 5 stars? We wont get anywhere with 2 and 3 stars.

And thats a true statement.

stars mean as much as preseaon rankings do...IMO

[Click]

You're absolutely right. If you want to be a serious contendor in the SEC, you need to pull in a very good recruiting class every year(or at least most every year), because there are programs like Florida, LSU, Georgia, who are pulling in 4 and 5 star commitments left and right and have a great recruiting class every year. You can't count on most of your 3 star recruits to be better than expected, or great like a Sidney Rice or Fred Bennett. And to be a serious contendor that's what you're banking on when you sign a class made up primarily of 2 and 3 star recruits.

Well, guess we need to fire Spurrier and bring in somebody else. He obviously doesn't know what he's doing by bringing in all these sorry 2 & 3 star recruits.

:-x

[gamecockfootball09]

We still have Akeem Auguste comin' in at DB so I believe with this guys height he'll play safety. Although if his body type has the capacity to put on the strength and weight you could see him at LB some but I think he'll def come in at safety.

[roosterrizk1]

If you want to know the truth, SC has had better luck with 2 and 3 star kids. We have signed enough high profile kids with alot of Stars that never pan out. Some people put more emphasis on recruiting than the game itself. I think its about getting good student athletes and building chemistry. I think in the past we have taken the 4 and 5 star kids that maybe did not have that great of character off the field.

[Click]

If you want to know the truth, SC has had better luck with 2 and 3 star kids. We have signed enough high profile kids with alot of Stars that never pan out. Some people put more emphasis on recruiting than the game itself. I think its about getting good student athletes and building chemistry. I think in the past we have taken the 4 and 5 star kids that maybe did not have that great of character off the field.

Couldn't have said it better myself. :cocky:

[Will4144]

I think Jarrett Burns will be a Safety. His build and the way he plays seems to have him pegged for Free Safety. Let's hope he's the next Ko.

[hellraiser24]

spurrier told him he is bigger then the dbs we got, stating that if he works really hard in practice then he will see the field in his first year

[Click]

spurrier told him he is bigger then the dbs we got, stating that if he works really hard in practice then he will see the field in his first year

Very few, if any, of our DB's are over 6ft tall.

[CoverTwo]

Jamire Williams is the only one that comes to mind @ 6'2".

[roosterjimmie]

two of south carolinas greatest players ,george rogers and sterling sharpe would have been rated one or two stars coming out of high school . they were not highly recruited . stars do not mean a thing to me

[Will4144]

george rogers and sterling sharpe would have been rated one or two stars coming out of high school

You can't prove that. Do you know what their 40's were? Do you know what size they were?

Sure, offers make stars go higher, but the internet also makes more offers come in because of film being easier to access, easier to get stats, etc.