Braylon Burnside gave the nod to Mississippi State through the Beneath Armour All-America Sport, giving Bulldogs head coach Jeff Lebby a flexible athlete within the 2024 recruiting class.
Burnside is a four-star large receiver from Starkville, Mississippi. He picked his hometown on Wednesday over Ole Miss. In 15 video games this previous fall, he had 75 catches for 1,158 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns.
ESPN ranks him because the tenth-best athlete within the nation and the No. 166 recruit general.
He made his announcement throughout ESPN’s broadcast of the sport, which was held at Tenting World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. He was the lone participant on this week’s recreation making his determination through the broadcast.
ESPN analyst and recruiting insider Tom Luginbille talked with USA TODAY Excessive Faculty Sports activities earlier than the sport about Burnside and his potential on the subsequent degree.
“Positional versatility – I feel that’s one factor I’ll say about so most of the ability gamers on this 12 months’s recreation and we haven’t at all times had this yearly however on this 12 months’s recreation a specific,” Luginbill mentioned.
“Nearly all of our ability guys performed on either side of the ball and have been the punt returners or kick returner on their highschool crew. And I feel that’s the place Burnside brings a ton of worth is the place you’re going to play him…I don’t know. He’s such a great athlete, that whoever takes him, (simply) get him on campus and determine the place he suits finest. I imply, that’s what offers you such worth from a training employees is you’ve got locations you may put him and simply determine the place he falls and the place he suits.”
As for Mississippi State, Lebby, employed this offseason, is getting a participant who has purchased into the course of this system. Earlier this week, Burnside was requested by USA TODAY Excessive Faculty Sports activities about why the Bulldogs made the reduce.
“There’s been an entire lot of excellent modifications with coach Lebby being the top coach, I really feel prefer it’s a great search for them,” Burnside mentioned.