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Georgia Tech Football: 2017 NFL Draft Prospects - C Freddie Burden

Countdown to Kickoff: 88 Days

As a Recruit

Hailing from Statesboro, GA, Burden was one of the less-heralded members of Georgia Tech's 2012 recruiting class, which also included 4-star prospects Justin Thomas and Francis Kallon. He was a high school teammate of fellow Georgia Tech signee WR Micheal Summers, and committed late in the recruiting cycle -- shortly before National Signing Day -- over an offer from Florida, along with a few other FBS programs. He's also got football in his blood -- his father Willie was a running back at N.C. State and eventually in the Canadian Football League for the Calgary Stampeders, being named the CFL's most outstanding player in 1975 and later named to the CFL Hall of Fame.