3-star LA CB Ishmael Burdine Talks Hogs and the Leaders in His Top 10

The Razorbacks are making it into more top 10s these days than not and the newest recruit with the Hogs at the top of their offers is 2019 Slidell HS cornerback Ishmael Burdine.

The 6-foot-1, 180-pound ball hawk cut his list of 19 offers to 10: Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Kansas State, Mississippi State, Virginia, Tulane, Vanderbilt and Wisconsin.

"Arkansas made my top 10 because they are a good program with good coaches and great facilities," Burdine said. "They not in the top of those 10 though because they just came into the picture."

Arkansas was the last of all of Burdine's top 10 schools to offer but they're making some headway developing the relationship.

"My relationship with Coach Mark Smith is good considering I just started getting to know him," Burdine said. "The most important factors to me are playing early, the environment, and if the coaches genuinely care about me."

Burdine is a highly intelligent, versatile defensive back capable of playing cornerback or safety at the next level. He posses track speed, fluid hips and good ball skills. The Louisiana 3-star says that he's taking an official visit to Missouri on June 8 and that Mississippi State is showing him the most love at the moment.

Burdine says he plans to commit around the beginning of his senior season.