Jermaine Burton

Photo by: Tony Walsh

Position:
WR
Height:
6-0
Weight:
200
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Calabasas, Calif.
High School:
Calabasas

Career Highs
* 8 receptions vs. Mississippi State, 2020
* 197 receiving yards vs. Mississippi State, 2020
* 2 TD receptions vs. Mississippi State, 2020
* Long reception of 73 yards vs. UAB, 2021
* Long rush of 43 yards vs. Tennessee, 2020

2021: Played in 14 of 15 games, starting in eight...finished with 26 catches (32 targets) for 497 yards and five TDs...his per-catch average of 19.1 yards led all receivers with at least 10 catches...lone catch in Capital One Orange Bowl win went for a 57-yard TD...two catches for 28 yards in CFP Championship Game, including an 18-yarder to start the Bulldogs' go-ahead TD drive in fourth quarter...started season opener vs. Clemson and had two catches for 11 yards...three catches for 76 yards and a TD vs. Missouri, including a 47-yard catch to the 1-yard line...among his three catches vs. UAB was a 73-yarder for a TD, his career long catch...missed the Auburn game because of injury...lone catch vs. Tennessee went for 21 yards and led to a fourth-quarter TD...scored Georgia’s first of six TDs vs. Ga. Tech on a 25-yard catch in the first quarter...third-team pre-season All-SEC, as voted by the league’s 14 head coaches.
2020: Saw action in all 10 games, starting in seven...finished the season with 27 catches for 404 yards...set all season highs in win over Mississippi State, with eight catches, 197 yards and two TDs...named SEC Freshman of the Week and 247Sports True Freshman of the Week for his performance...next best game was at Alabama, where he caught four passes for 58 yards and a TD...his 197 receiving yards vs. MSU is the fourth-highest single-game total in UGA history...three catches for 33 yards vs. South Carolina...had two receptions for 25 yards vs. Tennessee...also had a 43-yard rush vs. the Vols...had a 14-yard catch vs. Auburn and a 13-yarder in win at Arkansas.
High School: Calabasas HS, coached by Chris Claiborne...selected to participate in the 2020 Under Armour All-America Game...247Sports.com composite four-star prospect...ranked as the #8 wide receiver nationally, the #81 overall prospect nationally and the #6 prospect from the state of California...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, Top 150 Dream Team, #6 WR, #41 prospect nationally...rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #126 overall, the #15 WR and #15 in the state of California...ESPN.com #99 overall prospect…helped lead the Coyotes to a 7-3 record, the #18 rank in the state of California and a 3-0 record in league play...named as the No. 9 wide receiver nationally in the preseason by MaxPreps...a rare two-time invite to The Opening Finals, playing for Team Pressure in 2019 and Team Elite in 2018 alongside Georgia’s Nakobe Dean, Clay Webb and Rian Davis...moved to Calabasas HS from IMG Academy after his sophomore year...helped lead the Coyotes to a 10-3 record as a junior...named to the USA Today 2018 All-USA California First Team offense...snagged 40 catches for 863 yards and 14 touchdowns, averaging 71.9 yards per game and a team-high 21.6 yards per catch...his coach, Chris Claiborne, was a consensus All-American and Butkus Award winner at Southern California in 1998...hauled in 14 passes for 332 yards and three touchdowns for a team-high 23.7 yards per catch for IMG in 2017...transferred to IMG Academy following his freshman season, playing his sophomore year with Georgia linebacker Nolan Smith...hails originally from Atlanta, playing at Hapeville Charter as a freshman with Georgia defensive backs William Poole and Christopher Smith...helped lead the Hornets to the Class 2A Final Four, a 10-4 record and an undefeated 6-0 record for the Region 6-2A title...hauled in 15 passes for 361 yards and two touchdowns, averaging a team-high 24.1 yards per catch.
Personal: Full name JERMAINE DEMETRIUS BURTON...intended major: Business...recipient of the Leon Farmer Athletic Scholarship.