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Safety
Detroit (MI) Southeastern
Ht: 6-foot-0 (Event)
Wt: 204 lbs
Forty: 4.6 secs
Bench max: 255 pounds
Class: 2008 (High School)




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2/6/08

Official Bio from MSU Sports Information

CHARLES BURRELL
S • 6-1 1/2 • 207
Detroit, Mich. (Southeastern High School)
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: PrepStar All-American . . . ranked among the nation's top safeties by Rivals.com (No. 28) . . . rated among the country's top athletes by Scouts, Inc. (No. 32) . . . rated among the Midwest's top prospects by Scouts, Inc. (No. 45) and SuperPrep (No. 64) . . . ranked among the state's top seniors by the Detroit Free Press (No. 5), Scouts, Inc. (No. 8), Rivals.com (No. 10), The Detroit News (No. 14), Scout.com (No. 14) and Lansing State Journal (No. 15) . . . named to the All-Detroit Team by The Detroit News . . . three-year starter for Coach Donshell English at Southeastern High School in Detroit, Mich. . . . accounted for 2,443 total yards and 23 touchdowns in 2007 . . . completed 107-of-215 throws (.498) for 1,817 yards, 14 TDs and 12 interceptions as a senior . . . rushed 74 times for 626 yards (8.5 avg.) and nine TDs in 2007 . . . also registered 33 tackles (23 solos, 10 assists) as a senior . . . recorded five 200-yard passing games in 2007 . . . accounted for a career-best 375 total yards and six scores vs. Central . . . completed 14-of-33 passes for 345 yards, five TDs and one interception vs. Central . . . produced three 100-yard rushing games as a senior . . . gained a career-best 157 yards on 17 carries vs. Crockett Tech and scored two rushing TDs . . . made five solo tackles vs. Central . . . posted a season-high seven tackles vs. Denby Tech Prep . . . recorded six stops, including five solo hits, vs. Catholic Central in the 2007 season opener . . . accounted for 1,971 total yards and 23 TDs as a junior . . . hit 91-of-187 passes (.487) for 1,552 yards, 17 TDs and 10 interceptions in 2006 . . . ran 56 times for 419 yards (7.5 avg.) and six TDs as a junior . . . had four 200-yard passing games in 2006 . . . threw for 145 yards (9-of-19 passing) and five TDs vs. Douglass . . . accounted for 311 total yards and three scores vs. Chadsey . . . connected on 10-of-20 passes for 231 yards and five scores vs. Western International . . . accounted for 372 total yards and two TDs vs. Ford . . . recorded three solo tackles and returned an interception 46 yards for a TD in the 2006 season opener vs. Murray-Wright . . . high school teammate of Spartan football signee Fred Smith . . . son of Charles and Wanda Boyd . . . born March 12, 1990 . . . plans to major in business.

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2/7/08

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