What happens to the USC offense if Burnett is out of action in this or any future USC football game?
Roughly one out of every three passes (a little over 30%) Sam Darnold has thrown this year have been to Burnett. Compare this number to the incredible Juju Smith-Schuster who was only targeted on about 24% of passes last season.
Even more concerning is that Darnold has targeted Burnett more than twice as often as the second and third most targeted receivers Steven Mitchell Jr. and tight end Tyler Petite.