Player Dossier

2007-2009

Georgia Tech

Morgan Burnett

S • 6'1" • College Park, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Morgan Burnett shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.7 disruption score.

Usage / Role

100%

Featured defensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a safety

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Reliability

95

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

92

Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Georgia Tech

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Georgia Tech
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Clemson

Player Story

Morgan Burnett built his college career from 2007 through 2009 as a safety from College Park, GA wearing No. 1, spending time with Georgia Tech. The clearest part of Morgan Burnett's career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2007 · Rating 0.9603

North Clayton · Atlanta, GA

Committed To
Georgia Tech
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2007

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2010
Selection
Round 3 · Pick 7
Overall
No. 71
NFL Team
Green Bay Packers

Morgan Burnett, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Georgia Tech. Morgan Burnett shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.7 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Touchdowns
1

Quick Answers

Morgan Burnett quick answers

Latest team and position
Georgia Tech · S
Career Tackles
0
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 12 games
Best season
2008 Regular Season · Georgia Tech
Top game
Clemson
Recruit profile
4-star · North Clayton · Georgia Tech
High school pipeline
North Clayton · 9 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
NFL Draft
2010 · Round 3 · Pick 7 · Green Bay Packers
Latest roster
No. 1 · Class 2009

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2007 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech30-0--054.3
2008 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech60-0--164.4
2009 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech30-0--047.2

Related Context

Morgan Burnett played S for Georgia Tech. Across 3 tracked seasons, Morgan Burnett recorded 1 rushing yards and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with Georgia Tech.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season

Georgia Tech paired 7 primary output with 23.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2009 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 26.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2009 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2009 Regular Season · Georgia Tech

Games

3

Havoc Plays / G

1.3

Efficiency

26.7

Usage

Consistency

57.7

Best Game by takeover score

North Carolina

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Jacksonville State: 1. North Carolina: 2. Virginia Tech: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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First Half1.5 · Games = 2 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · Games = 1 · -0.5 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

3 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

North Carolina

Best efficiency game

40 vs North Carolina

Result
Sat 10/17vs Virginia TechW 28-231
Sat 9/26vs North CarolinaSplash gameW 24-72
Sat 9/5vs Jacksonville StateW 37-171

Player Story

Morgan Burnett story

Morgan Burnett built his college career from 2007 through 2009 as a safety from College Park, GA wearing No. 1, spending time with Georgia Tech. The clearest part of Morgan Burnett's career was his defensive production: 14 interceptions across 12 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2008 with Georgia Tech. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Morgan Burnett's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 1 rushing yard, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 12 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Georgia Tech.

The arc is straightforward: Morgan Burnett moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Georgia Tech

    2007-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200720082009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech320
2008 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech723.34
2009 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech426.7-3

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Clemson

Week 8 · W 21-17 · Conference game

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

70 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.

#2

vs Jacksonville State

Week 1 · W 41-14

2

Havoc Plays

70 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.

#3

vs North Carolina

Week 4 · W 24-7 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

70 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.

#4

vs Army

Week 8 · W 34-10

1

Havoc Plays

60 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#5

vs Clemson

Week 5 · W 13-3 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

60 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2008 Regular Season · Georgia Tech

7 primary output · 23.3 efficiency · usage

64.4

#2

2007 Regular Season · Georgia Tech

54.3

3 primary · 20 efficiency · usage

#3

2009 Regular Season · Georgia Tech

47.2

4 primary · 26.7 efficiency · usage

Milestones

6

Impact games

3

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games