Syndication: The Tennessean
There’s been a ton of negative publicity surrounding the once highly-touted and hyped-up rookie wide receiver from Arkansas. There’s no denying that Burks’ start hasn’t been ideal by any means.
The rookie wide receiver has been hampered by asthma, forcing him in and out of rookie minicamp and OTAs, and he did not participate in either of the open sessions of mandatory minicamp.
The concern has only been amplified due to the Titans’ commitment to secrecy with anything injury-related.
This allows fans and media members to draw their own conclusions on anything and everything, and those conclusions are usually way more dramatic than the actual reality of the situation more often than not.
However, barring a situation where this asthma was a recent development (head coach Mike Vrabel said the Titans were aware of it when they drafted Burks), history shows that he is more than capable of managing the condition come the fall.
So, before anybody writes off an extremely talented rookie before he even puts on his shoulder pads, remind yourself why Burks was selected in the first place.
In honor of #Titans rookie minicamp beginning today, here are some of my favorite Treylon Burks plays during his time at @RazorbackFB pic.twitter.com/SJwOdzyNUl
— Shaun Calderon (@ShaunMichaels31) May 13, 2022
According to Sports Info Solutions, among all SEC wide receivers in 2021, Treylon Burks ranked:
- 1st in yards per route run (3.9)
- T-1st in Broken tackles (10)
- 2nd in quarterback rating when targeted (153.9)
- 3rd in yards per target (12.3)
- 3rd in yards per reception (16.7)
- 3rd in yards per game (92 YPG)
- 4th in receiving yards (1,104)
- 4th in receiving touchdowns (11)
- T-4th most DPI’s drawn (3)
- 5th in YAC (631)
- 6th in total first-downs (42)
- 7th in receptions (66)
- 7th in yards after contact (202)
- 7th in DPI yards (39)
- 8th in targets (90)
- 9th in completion percentage when targeted (73.3%)
- 9th in average depth of catch (7.4)
- 10th in first-down percentage (63.6%)
- 10th in average depth of target (9.1)
Until we are given a true reason to worry once camp/preseason arrives, that’s the type of talent I’m penciling in as a starter until proven otherwise.
