BUFORD, Ga., — According to Caylin Newton, being the younger brother of NFL star and Auburn legend Cam Newton can be “bittersweet.”

“It benefits me because everybody knows me,” Newton said. “But the downside is it’s big shoes to fill. It’s extra pressure. I feel it. It’s just me. We’re two different people so I have to play my game.”

Newton, a rising senior at Atlanta (Ga.) Grady, is not the well-known or highly rated recruit his famous brother was. But quietly, he is putting together a nice high school career and recently landed his first offer, from FCS subdivision Savannah State.

“They’ve told me all really good stuff,” Newton said. “They want me to come on a visit. We haven’t scheduled it yet, but I was pretty excited.”

Newton competed in The Opening Atlanta Regional on Sunday with his brother among those in attendance. Cam Newton, the NFL Most Valuable Player last season, watched from the sidelines, wearing a hoodie over his head.

In high school, Cam Newton was a 5-star recruit in the 6-foot-5, 245-pound range who signed with Florida.

Caylin Newton is 5-foot-11, 185 pounds and — at least for now — unrated.

“I’m still growing, but if I don’t it is what it is,” he said.

Last season, Newton passed for 1,700 yards and got his team into the playoffs despite playing in only eight games because of a broken wrist. In one game, he produced a highlight run that went viral on the Internet.

In addition to producing on the field, Newton said he has a solid B average in the class.

According to Newton, his older brother offers advice when needed.

“He tells me to just be patient, continue to grow, work hard — and really, just be a leader,” Newton said.

Being Cam Newton’s younger brother has “nothing to do with my recruitment,” Caylin Newton noted. He knows earning more offers will simply come down to how he performs on the field.

Right now, Newton is a work in progress — and he intends to improve in multiple areas, he said.

“My accuracy, footwork , speed, quickness, explosion — everything,” Newton said.

Sunday’s camp, which featured most of the state’s top quarterbacks, was a good learning experience. But far more important is what he does during the spring evaluation period, when college coaches can swing by Grady and watch him practice.

“It’s important,” Newton said. “I’m pretty sure a lot of schools are looking at me. And I’m just waiting. I just have to be ready.”