Roderic Burns

Burns and Jyaire Shorter were the top-two receivers for the Mean Green, but they had quite different campaigns. Burns led the team with 40 catches for 675 yards, but he only had one touchdown. Meanwhile, Shorter had 23 catches for 628 yards, but he somehow had 11 touchdowns. Now, Shorter is gone, but Burns is still around. There is reason to be excited for Burns as well. North Texas’ new head coach is Eric Morris, a Mike Leach disciple who was Washington State’s offensive coordinator last year. The Cougars had three receivers with over 40 catches and at least 491 yards. In 2021, Burns had 58 catches for 802 yards and four scores. Clearly, he has never had a nose for the end zone, but he could, and should, rack up receptions and yards this year under Morris, and touchdowns can be fluky and vary quite a bit from season to season. Burns is definitely an under-the-radar guy to keep in mind.