FSU Football assistant compares Brian Burns to No. 1 draft pick

FSU football has become a defensive end factory of late, and one of the new assistants had a lofty comparison for the latest big name at that spot.

For all the talk about what schools produce the best players at what position in college football, there is no question that FSU football has quite the case for being considered DBU over the past few decades – but of late, it’s a spot further up on the defense that the Seminoles have become quite good about sending players to the next level.

The Noles have spent six defensive ends to the NFL in the last six drafts and could very well send number seven next April – if junior Brian Burns continues to live up to the hype that came with his monster freshman season and continuing the legacy.

Across the college football landscape, plenty of people think the FSU football star could end up being that next great player – and one of the newest members of the Seminoles’ coaching staff is making quite the comparison for Burns to live up to.

In an interview with the Orlando Sentinel while the Noles were practicing at IMG Academy last week, defensive ends coach Mark Snyder said Burns was much like the first pick in the 2017 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns:

"“In some ways, his get off and his bend reminds me of Myles Garrett — that’s the only guy I’ve been around that can do what Brian can do rushing the quarterback,” Snyder said."

Burns, one of the more modest and seemingly mature players on the FSU football roster, took the comparison in stride.

"“Myles Garrett is a freak, so just being compared to him in general is amazing and a blessing.”"

Garrett finished his three year career at Texas A&M, where Snyder was his coach before moving on to Michigan State and later the Seminoles, with 31 sacks – while Burns has 14 at this point after going for nine and a half as a true freshman and four and a half last season.

What will benefit Burns this season is FSU football have a monster schedule that will allow him to showcase his abilities. After having six sacks against Clemson and Florida the last two years, Burns will also get national games against Virginia Tech, Notre Dame and likely Miami to let people see why he was a five star recruit coming out of high school.

If Burns can have a big junior season for FSU football – even somewhere between his freshman numbers and the 16 sack season that DeMarcus Walker had in 2016 would do – he will be the next in the growing line of players to come out of “Defensive End U.”