The scouting report on Michigan football wide receiver commit Quentin Burrell from Allen Trieu stated that he is a “smooth mover who can change directions fluidly and tracks and adjusts to the ball with ease. That shows up as a route runner also where he creates separation with his fluidity and change of direction. No verified speed. Comes across as having above-average top-end, but is not currently elite in terms of his long speed.” However, that perception may change in short order.
Burrell, who is a high-four-star across most of the recruiting services, performed in the UA Next Chicago camp this past week, and The UC Report — a recruiting service that determines a lot of measurables that you don’t often see outside of The Opening — was on hand and got some stats for the Chicago (Ill.) Mount Carmel wideout. And he put up some eye-opening numbers.
Burrell posted his verified measurables, and as for the speed? Well, he has it. His 40-yard dash time was reported at 4.49 seconds.
Burrell is listed at 6-foot-3, 200 pounds, which is quite big to be able to move that fast. His 4.48 time would have been far from the fastest time at this past year’s NFL scouting combine, but it would have put him in the same region as Alabama’s Germie Bernard, Missouri’s Kevin Coleman Jr., and faster than Ohio State standout Carnell Tate.
And, oddly, a potential Wolverine at another position posted an even faster time.
A 6-foot-2 edge rusher, Fort Wayne (Ind.) Northrop four-star Ifeanyi Emedobi is currently favoring the maize and blue. Drawing comparisons to Josh Uche (though our estimation is that he’s more like Josaiah Stewart), Emedobi may be undersized compared to most defensive ends, but he has a litany of moves at his disposal.
And speed is one of them. The UC Report has him running a 4.48 second 40.
Of note, that would have been the second-fastest 40 time in this year’s NFL scouting combine, behind only OSU standout Arvell Reese, a converted linebacker. Even among the linebackers, he would have had the third-best time.
So, if anything, Michigan is either gaining speed or targeting it. That’s long been the case, but it’s rare to see the Wolverines acquire so much in one class.
This article originally appeared on Wolverines Wire: Michigan football recruits post blazing fast times
Reporting by Isaiah Hole, Wolverines Wire / Wolverines Wire
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