100 in 100: Morgan Burnett (56 of 100)
by Drew Kerr on Mar 8, 2010 2:00 PM PST
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Now even though he looks like Lil' Wayne on the surface, minus all the face tattoos, he's not quite as skinny and a bit more athletic but talks just as good a game and backs it up.
As a freshman, Burnett started all 13 games and contributed significantly. He followed his freshman year with two more solid years and ended up with very good stats before making the decision to leave school early and enter the 2010 NFL Draft. He ended his collegiate career with 14 Interceptions, 227 Tackles, 1 Fumble Forced, and a Sack.
Burnett helped Defensive End Derrick Morgan in buying him a couple of extra seconds more often than he didn't. We've all heard of coverage sacks and Morgan benefited from a few of these in large part to Morgan Burnett lurking in the secondary and locking up wide receivers. He is going to be a valuable piece to a defensive secondary and depending on where he's selected may be starting from day one in the NFL. Everyone knows that having a good set of safeties helps a defense out tremendously.
All in all, Burnett has very good tangibles and intangibles to match. He can be a leader in the secondary as he was at Georgia Tech. He worked hard in college but he will have to double his work ethic if he wants to reach new heights of success in the National Football League.
Below, I'll provide highlights, stats, and a projection of where I think Burnett could end up going in this year's draft.
In this video, you will see that Burnett does not shy away from contact and seems to enjoy punishing wide receivers. His coverage at the college level is above par and should translate well at the pro level. He has natural instinct to get to the ball and doesn't make a ton of mistakes.
AWARDS AND HONORS:
- 2007 ACC All-Freshman Team
- 2008 All-American Second Team
- 2008 All-ACC First Team
- 2009 All-ACC First Team
- 2009 All-American First Team
CAREER STATS:
| Stats Overview | Tackles | Misc | Interceptions | |||||||||||
| YEAR | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | STF | STFY | FF | BK | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | PD |
| 2007 | 57 | 37 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 93 | 62 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 95 | 13.6 | 47 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 77 | 40 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Regular Season Game Log | Tackles | Misc | Interceptions | |||||||||||||
| DATE | OPP | RESULT | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | STF | STFY | FF | BK | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | PD |
| 9/5 | Jacksonville State | W 37-17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9/10 | Clemson | W 30-27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/17 | @Miami (FL) | L 33-17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/26 | North Carolina | W 24-7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/3 | @Mississippi State | W 42-31 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10/10 | @Florida State | W 49-44 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/17 | Virginia Tech | W 28-23 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10/24 | @Virginia | W 34-9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10/31 | @Vanderbilt | W 56-31 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/7 | Wake Forest | W 30-27 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/14 | @Duke | W 49-10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/28 | Georgia | L 30-24 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/5 | @Clemson | W 39-34 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Postseason Game Log | Tackles | Misc | Interceptions | |||||||||||||
| BOWL | OPP | RESULT | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | STF | STFY | FF | BK | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | PD |
| FedEx ORANGE BOWL | Iowa | L 24-14 | Did Not Play or did not accumulate any stats. | |||||||||||||
SUMMARY AND PROJECTION:
Burnett while appealing as a selection, does have his weaknesses. He makes double-moves sometimes which leaves him exposed in certain situations. Some of his techinique will need to be fine tuned. He had trouble defending the back shoulder fade routes. But if he can figure that out, he's going to be one of the better safeties coming in to the NFL this year. If the 49ers cannot get their safety in the 1st Round, Burnett could be around for their pick in the 2nd. He weighed in at the Combine at 209 lbs and was measured at 6'1".
Possibilities -- 1st Round: Picks 20-32, 2nd Round: 33-49.
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About a month and a half left ’til the draft. Suspense killing anyone yet?
A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.
As we get closer, I’m going to have to go very carefully through all of the quarterbacks you’ve profiled to see which one I want to champion.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 8, 2010 4:28 PM PST up reply actions
There are some I haven’t profiled yet that could fit in your mid round pick theory though. Like Sean Canfield, I did LeFevour, haven’t done Robinson, Snead, and a few others though that would be viable mid round options.
A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.
Did you really just call Snead a viable option?
"God tells me he can get me out of this mess, but he's pretty sure you're fucked."-Braveheart
I called him a mid round pick under the viable option category. Although for him specifically, I’d remove the viable part out of that sentence.
A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.
Thats what I thought
for a second there I thought your cheese had slid off of your cracker
"God tells me he can get me out of this mess, but he's pretty sure you're fucked."-Braveheart
LOL
I was thinking the same thing, Snead was god aweful last year. I watched quite a few Ole Miss games last year thinking he was going to be good. And…Nope, terrible.
Probably the most innacurate passer coming in to the NFL this year but he’ll still manage to get drafted mid-rounds because of the hype surrounding his cannon of an arm
A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.
Also on the strength of last year's performance (2008)
which was pretty good.
Member of the legendary David Carr thread, 6 March 2010
He really struggled without Oher and Wallace.
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
by SportsChicken on Mar 9, 2010 5:06 PM PST up reply actions
ITS KILLIN ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Spiller?? RT??? which T? do we get a RB? when do we grab a S… and who??? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Speaking of Safeties ... which offers the BEST VALUE to the Niners in this draft?
Round 1: Earl Thomas (Texas)
Round 2: Nate Allen (So. Florida) or Morgan Burnett (Ga Tech)
Round 3: Rashad Jones (Georgia)
Round 4: Darrell Stuckey (Kansas) or Major Wright (Florida)
Round 5: Kam Chancellor (Va Tech)
Round 5 or 6: Myron Rolle (Fla State)
by 49erFanSince1950 on Mar 8, 2010 2:58 PM PST reply actions
Round 2
Possibly Round 3 (though I really like Major Wright and think that he’ll be a better NFL player than Joe Haden)
Member of the legendary David Carr thread, 6 March 2010
Was just wondering why no one was talking about him
Yeah I like Rashad and am starting to warm up to Major. I like Burnett too but LOL I have plans for that #2 spot.
Balanced draft with offensive emphasis. Pick 13 CJ Spiller 17 to Chargers 28 DI/DET Jared Odrick 48 WR Demaryius Thomas 60 S Reshad Jones
79 Jared Valdheer 110 OG Marshall Newhouse 141 CB Akwasi Owusu Ansah 172 OLB O'Brien Schoffield 208 FB Manase Tonga (He and Britt Miller can swap off and one play blocking TE and one FB)
by ChesapeakeBay9er on Mar 9, 2010 5:55 AM PST up reply actions
Eric Berry offers best value for all teams
If Goldson wants to be paid more than Rolle, offer him up in the deal for E Berry please.
I agree. But ...
We have no (or very, very little) chance of having him fall to us. Best to decide on priorities (e.g., D. Thomas (Ga Tech WR) or Morgan Burnett (Ga Tech S) and pick from this list.
by 49erFanSince1950 on Mar 8, 2010 3:34 PM PST up reply actions
Sorry, the example was for a selection in Round 2.
by 49erFanSince1950 on Mar 8, 2010 3:35 PM PST up reply actions
Round 3
I’ve watched the highlight video of Jones a couple times and I think this guy is going to be an absolute steal for whomever gets him. He’s got an excellent nose for the ball (he’s a Bulldog), has return experience, is strong and is just downright mean. Jones won’t demand a huge amount of money for where he’s projected at. I really think in due time offenses will come to fear this guy.
While we are doing all this draft talk.
Is there going to be another SB Nation mock draft this year? The one where every respective fan site picks their guy?
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