Star reporter Zack Rosenblatt is counting down the UA’s recruits in the days leading up to Feb. 1, national signing day.
Name: Edgar Burrola
Position: Offensive lineman
Height: 6-6
Weight: 295 pounds
Hometown (high school): Las Vegas (Desert Pines)
Rating: 3-star, No. 84 guard, No. 16 West, No. 2 Nevada
Other offers: Louisville, UNLV, Idaho, Adams State
2016 stats: Burrola missed all but four games due to a reoccurring shoulder injury and subsequent surgery, but says he’s on track for a full recovery by March and will be ready in time for summer workouts and fall camp.
Who he is: An offensive lineman who committed to Arizona under-the-radar in June following a standout performance at one of the UA’s summer skills camps. Burrola said he was in UA coach Rich Rodriguez’s office, along with Wildcat commit Malik Hausman and USC commit Randal Grimes, as a camp MVP when Rodriguez offered him a scholarship. Two days later, Burrola committed.
How he fits: Arizona is set to lose three of its projected starters — Jacob Alsadek, Layth Friekh and Gerhard de Beer — following the 2017 season, so after a likely redshirt season Burrola has a chance to compete for a starting spot in 2018.
He said it: “They didn’t promise me a starting position or playing time, but they did tell me they don’t offer anybody to be a back-up, so I’m just excited to go out there and do my best to help my team win any way I can, whether it be playing time, or whatever it is.” — Burrola
