FAYETTEVILLE – Football fans across Arkansas are well aware of Warren junior wide receiver Treylon Burks being one of the nation’s top prospects for the Class of 2019. Burks, a 6-3, 225-pounder who ran a 4.4 40-yard dash two weeks ago, is considered an elite target by all of the recruiting services such as 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN.
He’s got plenty of top schools to choose from, too, including Arkansas, Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, LSU and several others.
While most would consider him the most talented offensive player to come out of the Natural State since Hunter Henry in 2013, good luck convincing Burks that he’s a big-timer. He’s not the type to go around boasting about his offers.
In fact, he doesn’t even know how many offers he has.
“I just live my life and play football,” Burks said. “I hang out with my friends and try to be a kid while I can. I don’t like attention at all. I like duck hunting, hog hunting, deer hunting, turkey hunting – I’ve got a boat in the back of my truck right now.”
While Burks would rather spend his day at a nearby pond than doing a sit-down interview to discuss his college choices, many are very curious to see what lies ahead for the four-star prospect.
The instate Razorbacks started recruiting Burks when he was in the ninth grade, and so far no other programs have even come close to matching Arkansas’ efforts.
Assistant coach Barry Lunney, Jr., has built a strong relationship with Burks and is one of very few people that the receiver likes talking to on a regular basis.
“We have a great relationship,” Burks said. “We were texting last night, just talking about fishing, and he was telling me how he’s going to beat me if I was to come up there. I told him ‘We’ll just have to see about that.’ But our relationship is really tight, I like Coach Lunney a lot.”
Burks hasn’t yet been to Fayetteville to visit the rest of Arkansas’ new staff, but he’s staying in close contact with head coach Chad Morris and members of the offensive staff.
“I like the new coaching staff that just got up there,” Burks said. “I talk to Coach (Joe) Craddock a lot, Coach (Justin) Stepp, and I really like Coach Morris. I’m just ready to see what they do this year.”
Burks, who accounted for more than 2,000 yards of offense and 39 touchdowns as a junior, isn’t the Hogs’ only target at Warren High.
Marcus Miller is a 6-5, 300-pound junior defensive lineman who picked up an offer from the Razorbacks this past winter and currently considers the Hogs very high on his list. Miller, a cousin of Rison standout and Arkansas commitment Malik Chavis, is Burks’s best buddy off the field, too.
That may or may not ensure both end up in Fayetteville, but it certainly doesn’t hurt the Razorbacks’ chances.
“He’s like my brother, Marcus is like my brother,” Burks said. “I hope we do go to the same school.”
The pair of Lumberjacks may have that option as Arkansas and LSU are two schools currently recruiting both as a package deal.
Burks and Miller both said they’d love to hit the road and check out some of their top choices at some point this summer.
“I really want to go see Arkansas, I want to go see Clemson and LSU,” Burks said. “I would like to go see Florida State and Ole Miss, too.”