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    Charles Burks
    Charles Burks

    Class:
    RS Sophomore
    Hometown:
    Costa Mesa, CA
    High School:
    Edison HS
    Height / Weight:
    6-0 / 230
    Position:
    FB-DE
    Birthdate:
    04/10/1993
    Experience:
    SQ

    03/01/2013

    2013 USC Spring Football Outlook

    Spring ball begins March 5.

    11/20/2012

    Khaled Holmes Named To 2012 Pac-12 All-Academic First Team

    Matt Barkley on second team.

    03/05/2012

    USC Football Spring Practice Starts Tuesday

    Trojans looking to take care of "unfinished business."

    01/31/2012

    Artletics Art Exhibit By USC Athletes In Galen Center Feb. 1-March 12

    Show is free to the public.

    2013: Burks will compete to see playing time at defensive end as a sophomore in 2013.

    2012: Burks was a reserve defensive end, fullback and special teams performer as a redshirt freshman in 2012. He saw brief action in 4 games in 2012 (Hawaii and Syracuse on special teams, Colorado and Arizona State at defensive end), but he did not make a tackle or carry the ball.

    2011: Burks redshirted as a freshman defensive end and fullback in 2011, his first year at USC, after having pre-season knee surgery.

    HIGH SCHOOL: His 2010 honors included Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, Orange County Register All-Orange County second team and All-Sunset League Defensive Line MVP as a senior defensive end at Edison High in Huntington Beach (Calif.). He had 86 tackles, including 7.5 sacks, plus 3 deflections, 3 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries in 2010.

    As a junior in 2009, he made Max Preps Junior All-American second team, All-CIF Pac-5 Division, Orange County Register All-Orange County first team and All-Sunset League Defensive Line MVP while getting 52 tackles and 14 sacks. Edison was a 2009 Pac-5 Division finalist. Current Trojan Will Andrew also prepped at Edison.

    PERSONAL: He has a B+ average (3.50 GPA) at USC. He made 2012 Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention. Some of his artwork was displayed at the 2012 "Artletics" on-campus exhibit that featured the works of USC student-athletes.