Here is a breakdown between Miami Northwestern 2013 DB Artie Burns and Miami Freshman Deon Bush
Size: Even
From a size standpoint these two are nearly identical. Burns is at 6'1, 180 and Bush is 6'1 at around 190. Those 10 pounds advantage he has on Burns were added from the end of his senior season to now. Both have prototypical size to be bigger CBs. Both have long arms as well.*
Speed: Burns
Artie would beat almost anybody in the category. He is the top hurdler in the nation and will run at Miami. Bush has great speed too, he has run in the mid 4.4 range. At this point in the compariso, there isn't much separating the two.*
Coverage Skills: Bush
There aren't many prospects from last year's class that match Deon's man-to-man skills. His jam at the line is special and is physical with the opposing receiver. Burns hasn't played much press coverage at MNW, so it remains to be seen how good he can be at it. My guess is that he will be exceptional.
Run Support: Burns
Burns is aggressive in run support. Once he reads that it is a run play, he wastes no time and tracks down the ball carrier. Bush is very capable in this aspect, but some have questioned his open-field tackling.
Ball Skills: Burns
Neither are spectacular here, but I'll give Burns the slight edge.*
Versatility: Bush
This is another category that it is tough to distinguish the two in. Both have played corner and safety at the high school level and project to have the ability to play both in college. I think that Deon is a better corner than Artie right now, but on the same token, both are raw at safety and need some more experience.
Upside: Burns
A lot of this one depends on which position they play, but I think Burns has a very slight edge here mostly because of his elite speed/size combo. Deon isn't far behind here.*
Bottom Line
Both of them will probably end up playing out of position at Miami due to lack of depth at safety, as I think both could be absolutely special as bigger corners. This is not to say they can't be great at safety either though. They obviously have superior athletic ability and have the football IQ to be able to make the transition to the college level. Almost all of these categories could have gone either way.
Bush Highlights
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0PvOpF50gk
Burns Highlights
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gftY-pMBox8&feature=player_embedded
Size: Even
From a size standpoint these two are nearly identical. Burns is at 6'1, 180 and Bush is 6'1 at around 190. Those 10 pounds advantage he has on Burns were added from the end of his senior season to now. Both have prototypical size to be bigger CBs. Both have long arms as well.*
Speed: Burns
Artie would beat almost anybody in the category. He is the top hurdler in the nation and will run at Miami. Bush has great speed too, he has run in the mid 4.4 range. At this point in the compariso, there isn't much separating the two.*
Coverage Skills: Bush
There aren't many prospects from last year's class that match Deon's man-to-man skills. His jam at the line is special and is physical with the opposing receiver. Burns hasn't played much press coverage at MNW, so it remains to be seen how good he can be at it. My guess is that he will be exceptional.
Run Support: Burns
Burns is aggressive in run support. Once he reads that it is a run play, he wastes no time and tracks down the ball carrier. Bush is very capable in this aspect, but some have questioned his open-field tackling.
Ball Skills: Burns
Neither are spectacular here, but I'll give Burns the slight edge.*
Versatility: Bush
This is another category that it is tough to distinguish the two in. Both have played corner and safety at the high school level and project to have the ability to play both in college. I think that Deon is a better corner than Artie right now, but on the same token, both are raw at safety and need some more experience.
Upside: Burns
A lot of this one depends on which position they play, but I think Burns has a very slight edge here mostly because of his elite speed/size combo. Deon isn't far behind here.*
Bottom Line
Both of them will probably end up playing out of position at Miami due to lack of depth at safety, as I think both could be absolutely special as bigger corners. This is not to say they can't be great at safety either though. They obviously have superior athletic ability and have the football IQ to be able to make the transition to the college level. Almost all of these categories could have gone either way.
Bush Highlights
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0PvOpF50gk
Burns Highlights
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gftY-pMBox8&feature=player_embedded
