Tex Prep X-Tra Central Texas Top 25

by **Stallion** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 9:34 pm

named SMU signees Lee Gonzales(No. 16) and Zach Rhodes (No. 21) to its Central Texas Top 25 team. Phillip Burley was named honorable mention.

by **RGV Pony** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 9:53 pm

I thought Burley was a three-star recruit...if so, how does a three star rank behind two two-stars?

by **Stallion** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 10:05 pm

this list is done separately by a guy named Jeff Howe who exclusively covers the Central region for Bobby Burton's Texas Prep X-Tra. I was a little surprised too but there were about 5 guys on the honorable mention list who have committed to Division 1A schools some of which are generally rated higher than several on the list who aren't getting a lot of Division 1A offers for whatever reason. The only questions I see about Burley are that he comes from a 2A school and whether he runs closer to 4.69(according to Scout) than 4.5(according to Rivals). I know the Rivals time is unverified-not sure about the Scout time. Some schools might see him as a TE who will need to gain substantial weight. He didn't do too well on the bench press so that might be a work in progress. I hope he really does run more like a 4.6 and we can keep him at WR. Actually, there are two highlite films on Rivals on him but its hard to tell about his speed a) because in half the plays he actually is lined up at HB in a wishbone offense running laterally(really-at 6-5) and b) in the other half he is outjumping poorly thrown balls imitating Roshaun Woods against SMU CBs.It is a little hard to tell because of the level of competition. I'm not sure there was one play where the QB had the arm strength to hit him in stride.

by **Dement-ed** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 10:45 pm

How does Scurry-Rosser even get Burley on the central Texas list? Isn't that somewhere near Kaufman? I'd think he'd be on DFW-area lists, not central Texas lists. I also don't care what list he's on -- I get the impression he's a player, and I want him to be a Mustang!