Quarterback Ryan Burns Commits to Stanford
by Scott Allen on Mar 3, 2025 10:38 PM PST
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PrintStone Bridge (Ashburn, Va.) quarterback Ryan Burns committed to Stanford on Saturday during a recruiting visit to Palo Alto. The 6-foot-5, 220-pound Burns is ranked the No. 47 overall prospect in the Class of 2013 by Rivals. He is the Cardinal's second commitment for 2013, joining fellow Virginian Doug Randolph, a four-star linebacker from Richmond.
Ryan Burns missed all of his sophomore year with a shoulder injury, but led Stone Bridge to a 10-2 record as a junior. According to ESPN, he threw for 1,801 yards, 13 touchdowns, and 14 interceptions, and impressed coaches at the Elite 11 Regional camp.
Burns had offers from Boston College, Maryland, Penn State, Rutgers, West Virginia, Tennessee, and Virginia, where his brother former high school teammate, Rob Burns, is a defensive end for Mike London's Cavaliers. Rob was a three-star recruit who turned down an offer from Stanford, among other schools, to stay in state.
Here are a few highlights from Burns' junior season via the 247SportsStudio's YouTube channel:
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with elite QBs and elite OL committed
Hopefully this serves as an excellence recruiting tool for various playmakers this class.
by dth1 on Mar 4, 2025 10:15 AM PST reply actions
Agreed.
It sure looks like David Shaw and Co. will keep this thing rolling. I wonder if Stanford will have a hard time recruiting elite WRs because of the nature of the offense.
by Scott Allen on Mar 4, 2025 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
Could be
But I think the offense is pretty flexible. We spent large portions of time in the Fiesta and Orange Bowls in shotgun, sometimes even with empty backfields. That said, I do think we’ll be a little idiosyncratic in our taste for WRs—for instance, putting emphasis on well they block (Ty Montgomery was really punishing some guys in the Fiesta Bowl, for example).
If WRs doubt, Shaw can just point them to Doug Baldwin and Ryan Whalen.
by dth1 on Mar 4, 2025 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
True
And there are plenty of touches and touchdowns to go around on an offense that averages 500 yards per game.
by Scott Allen on Mar 4, 2025 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
Agreed...
Yes, it is a run-first offense, but really what they strive to achieve is balance, and balance leaves an awful lot of room for throwing the ball as well. Receivers will have the opportunity to do well; with the defenses keying up on the run that leaves plenty of space on the field for them to get big numbers.
by RickeySteals on Mar 4, 2025 12:35 PM PST up reply actions
Tempered Expectations?
While I’m certainly excited to get a top 50 recruit, I’m a little confused how his junior year stats match up with his recruiting ranking. He completed less than 50% of his passes and threw more interceptions than touchdowns. Even the qbs who never see a down of college football usually have eye-popping high school stats. Does anyone else have tempered expectations?
by CardinalHoya on Mar 6, 2025 7:03 AM PST reply actions
That struck me as a little odd, too.
The recruiting ranking must take into account the quality of players around him and his potential for development. It was Burns’s first year as a starter and it sounds like Stone Bridge, which runs a single-wing offense, didn’t have the greatest offensive line.
But I agree. One expects the numbers of a top QB recruit to look more like this.
by Scott Allen on Mar 6, 2025 8:13 AM PST up reply actions
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