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Message: [QUOTE="CuseLegacy, post: 1433255, member: 469"] Free Article... [MEDIA=twitter]622798098641887232[/MEDIA] Seeing his recruiting process start to slow down after coming out with a top nine, Owings Mills (MD) McDonogh senior safety Eric Burrell is starting to plan some official visits for September. As the offers continued to roll out, along with the steady phone calls and messages from coaches, media and fans, Owings Mills (MD) McDonogh senior safety [URL='http://wisconsin.At their request, this network is being blocked from this site./a.z?s=193&p=8&c=1&nid=7887567'][U]Eric Burrell[/U][/URL] proclaimed on social media that the entire process of picking a school was creating some major stress. Instead of caving to the pressure and simply picking a school, the 6-0, 174-pound safety simply took a deep breath and got to work. [SIZE=4][B]Analysis[/B][/SIZE] Burrell likely will play safety in college, but schools may initially try him at cornerback. He reads plays well and breaks on passes with a good burst, and he plays his angles. He is physical and can close ground at the end of a play. In the running game, he is quick to recognize the play and he gets low and tackles at the waist. He has good speed and acceleration, but he needs to work on his man-to-man coverage. -- Brian Dohn “When (the recruiting process) was really going on, I tried to keep my mind off of it, just focused on being me and not worry so much about what the coaches were telling me,” Burrell told At their request, this network is being blocked from this site.. “It has slowed down now. I’ve just worked on progressing myself and getting ready for my senior year.” Having already visited [URL='http://bostoncollege.At their request, this network is being blocked from this site./'][U]Boston College[/U][/URL], [URL='http://duke.At their request, this network is being blocked from this site./'][U]Duke[/U][/URL], [URL='http://rutgers.At their request, this network is being blocked from this site./'][U]Rutgers[/U][/URL], [URL='http://syracuse.At their request, this network is being blocked from this site./'][U]Syracuse[/U][/URL] and [URL='http://virginiacommonwealth.At their request, this network is being blocked from this site./'][U]Virginia[/U][/URL], those schools made Burrell’s top nine. [URL='http://arizona.At their request, this network is being blocked from this site./'][U]Arizona[/U][/URL], [URL='http://iowa.At their request, this network is being blocked from this site./'][U]Iowa[/U][/URL], [URL='http://nebraska.At their request, this network is being blocked from this site./'][U]Nebraska[/U][/URL] and [URL='http://wisconsin.At their request, this network is being blocked from this site./'][U]Wisconsin[/U][/URL] also made the cut. Burrell said he’ll start taking official visits come September to some of the others, starting with a trip to Lincoln to see the Huskers host [URL='http://southalabama.At their request, this network is being blocked from this site./'][U]South Alabama[/U][/URL] for a night game Sept. 12. “I like the new staff,” said Burrell of Nebraska. “Everybody is starting new. It’ll be there second year when I decide to go there, and I like that. Everybody will be starting fresh when I come on. From what I’ve heard it’s a good campus and good academics, so that’s very important. Hopefully I’ll like it.” Another school pushing hard for Burrell is Wisconsin, who is looking to add defensive backs in the recruiting class to rebuild depth in a soon-to-be depleted secondary. “They’ve really believe in me,” Burrell said about Wisconsin. “They’ve been talking a lot to me and have been keeping up with me on Twitter constantly. The interactions with me show thy have a lot of love from me. There’s a bunch of coaches talking to me.” Burrell said outside linebacker coach [URL='http://wisconsin.At their request, this network is being blocked from this site./a.z?s=193&p=8&c=1&nid=8340036'][U]Tim Tibesar[/U][/URL] and secondary coach [URL='http://wisconsin.At their request, this network is being blocked from this site./a.z?s=193&p=8&c=1&nid=8340037'][U]Daronte Jones[/U][/URL] are two of his main recruiting coaches but the person talking to him the most is four-star committed running back [URL='http://wisconsin.At their request, this network is being blocked from this site./a.z?s=193&p=8&c=1&nid=6516754'][U]Antonio Williams[/U][/URL]. “He’s been saying the coaches are great people there and the atmosphere is amazing out there,” said Williams. “He says I’m pretty sure I’ll like it. I mean, I can’t turn that down, so I’m anxious to go out there.” Rated a three-star prospect, the No.1 safety in [URL='http://maryland.At their request, this network is being blocked from this site./'][U]Maryland[/U][/URL] and the No.29 safety in the country by At their request, this network is being blocked from this site., Burrell isn’t committed to taking all five of his official visits before deciding. When asked if he had a favorite among his schools, Burrell admitted that Duke was the one slightly standing out because of the relationship he’s built with the staff, and he’s visited the campus twice. “The coaches talk to me every day and are really showing love that they really want me,” said Burrell. “As of right now, Duke is probably showing the most attention.” Burrell has no current visit plans before the start of his senior season, choosing instead of fine tune his game. “I’ve been trying to pick out some things I need to work on,” said Burrell. “I want to help the team out and play my position to help me team win. That’s pretty much it.” [/QUOTE]

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