Jermaine Burton NFL Draft Overview
Position: Wide Receiver
Height: 6′-0″
Weight: 194 pounds
School: Alabama
After spending two seasons at each Georgia and Alabama, wide receiver Jermaine Burton has declared for the 2024 NFL draft. This comes after back-to-back seasons of Burton leading the Crimson Tide in receiving yards. This season Burton finished with career highs in both receiving yards (798) and touchdowns (8).
Burton started off his college career playing for the Georgia Bulldogs in 2020 and 2021. In his true freshman season, Burton finished third on the Bulldogs with 404 receiving yards in 10 games. In 2021, Burton was a part of Georgia’s national championship-winning team as he was second on the Bulldogs in receiving yards with 497.
NFL Comparison: Marvin Mims Jr.
Teams With Need At Position: Chicago Bears, New England Patriots, Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Chargers, Tennessee Titans, Atlanta Falcons, New York Jets, Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs
Projection: Round 2-3
Jermaine Burton projects well to develop into a reliable wide receiver in the NFL. Burton’s speed is a big selling point to his game however, to classify him as just a speed wide receiver would be unfair to him. He possesses the tools to develop into a good separator at the NFL level due to his burst, acceleration, and suddenness. Burton also has very good hands as he can high point, make catches through contact, and avoid focus drops at a high level.
Burton doesn’t quite have the track record of high-level production that many wide receivers in the 2024 NFL draft class have as although he has four seasons of solid production, he never eclipsed 800 receiving yards in a single season. This along with his limitations after the catch may cause him to fall too late on day two in a talented wide receiver class.
Burton is a good fit for any team looking for a downfield receiver who can stretch the field. A lot of teams can utilize Burton well, but one fit that sticks out is the Los Angeles Chargers who currently have wide receiver talent but lack a deep speed element that Burton would bring.
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