Barbara Burlsworth, the mother of former ... Just 11 days after the NFL draft, on April 28, 1999, Brandon was headed home ...

Brandon Burlsworth is perhaps the greatest walk-on in the history of college football. Brandon had always dreamed of playing for the Arkansas Razorbacks, but was considered too short and too fat ...

The award is named after Brandon Burlsworth, who was an offensive lineman on the Arkansas Razorbacks football team from 1995-98. He joined the team as a walk-on and eventually became an All-American.