University of South Alabama Athletics

Junior College Highlights (2018-19): Rated a three-star prospect coming out of junior college by both Rivals.com and 247Sports.com ... Part of a Bulldog team that went 12-0 and won the National Junior College Athletic Association national championship in 2019 ... Was named second-team all-Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges as a sophomore ... Efforts helped MGCCC finish in the top 10 nationally in rushing (202.2) and total (440.6) yards per game ... Coming into the national championship game, had graded out at 84 percent and was credited with 52 knockdown blocks ... Played in eight games as a freshman, helping the Bulldogs to a 7-2 finish as they ended the year 12th in the final NJCAA rankings ... Was named to the MACJC All-Academic Team his first season with the program.

High School Highlights: Was selected to play in the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools All-Star Game following his four-year prep career at Parklane Academy … Helped lead the Pioneers to a 10-3 overall record as a senior after they won their first-round a berth in the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools Class AAAA-D1 championship game ... Was part of a PA team that reached the MIAS playoffs when he was a junior.

Personal: Full name is Hayden Walter Burton ... Born July 24, 1999, in Monroe, La. ... Son of Euylas and Stephanie Burton ... Is the oldest of four children including three boys ... Favorite movie is “In the Tall Grass” ... Favorite book is “Man-Eaters Of Kumaon” ... Favorite musical artist is Lil’ Boosie ... Favorite food is steak ... Favorite subject is U.S. history ... Enjoys hunting and fishing in his spare time ... Also had scholarship offers coming out of junior college from Arkansas State, ULM and Marshall, and was also recruited by Louisville, Tulane, Ohio, Massachusetts and Liberty ... Is an interdisciplinary studies major.