The Florida Gators recently picked up a commitment from St. Frances HS (Maryland) 2021 defensive back Clinton Burton Jr.\u00a0 St. Frances gained attention down in the Sunshine State a couple of weeks ago when they handed perennial city of Miami power Central a 49-13 whipping in a nationally televised game.\u00a0 St. Frances is the #1 ranked team in the country according to MaxPreps.<\/p>\n
When you are a nationally ranked program like St. Frances,\u00a0 it only stands to reason that many of the athletes on your team will get major attention and Burton has reaped the benefits of that.\u00a0 Now firmly in his junior season,\u00a0 Burton has collected 15 offers from some of the nations top programs like Alabama, Clemson, Michigan, Ohio St., Texas A&M and his choice,\u00a0 Florida.\u00a0 Here’s how I see this prospect.<\/p>\n
The first thing that flashes on the screen for Burton is his quickness.\u00a0 On film,\u00a0 those feet are moving fast.\u00a0 With mostly all that we are seeing out of Burton on film being him in off coverage,\u00a0 he is very adept in getting out of his breaks.\u00a0 There is little wasted movement once he recognizes the route and has to get from point A to point B.\u00a0 If you want to get a true measure of a cornerback’s overall competency,\u00a0 watch him playing in off coverage.\u00a0 Burton’s tape exclusively provides that.\u00a0 Most defensive back coaches will tell you that they can turn any DB with quick feet into a solid press man corner if they needed to.\u00a0 While I don’t 100% agree with that,\u00a0 I can tell you having quick feet is certainly better than not having them.<\/p>\n
What you also notice out of Burton are some pretty solid instincts and recognition.\u00a0 He does a good job of keying his reads and reacting.\u00a0 You get the sense that he trusts what he sees out there and won’t hesitate to react to it.\u00a0 His film displays quite a few clips of him getting solid breaks on short to intermediate routes and either getting a pick or a pass break up.<\/p>\n
Burton does not display what I would call elite ball skills however they are quite solid.\u00a0 He does a fairly good job of tracking the deep ball and making a play on it at it’s highest point.\u00a0 His video does also show a couple of missed opportunities.\u00a0 The good thing here is that we are talking about a prospect that has two more seasons on the high school gridiron.<\/p>\n
Finally,\u00a0 Burton does not show any fear in making contact.\u00a0 While he opts for tossing the shoulder into ball carriers more than he should,\u00a0 he is explosive enough when doing to so take them off of their feet.\u00a0 More than half the battle in tackling is desire so if there needs to be any improvements in tackling with regards to wrapping up,\u00a0 Burton already possesses a key ingredient which is lack of fear in this department.\u00a0 While I would have liked to have seen him more in some press man situations as he would likely find himself in as a member of Florida’s defense,\u00a0 you can be comforted by his ability to move laterally, plant his feet in the ground and change direction.\u00a0 His ability to throw his body around also gives you the thought that he may have the toughness mindset that it takes to excel in press coverage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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