Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2009San José State
Tanner Burns
S • 6'1" • San Jose, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tanner Burns shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8 disruption score.
Impact Production
53
Solid production for a safety
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Reliability
61
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
48
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · San José State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- San José State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Idaho
Player Story
Tanner Burns built his college career from 2008 through 2009 as a safety from San Jose, CA wearing No. 17, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Tanner Burns' career was his defensive production: 3...
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- Committed To
- San José State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
Tanner Burns, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · San José State. Tanner Burns shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8 disruption score.
Quick Answers
Tanner Burns quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San José State · S
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 6 games
- Best season
- 2008 Regular Season · San José State
- Top game
- Idaho
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Valley Christian · San José State
- High school pipeline
- Valley Christian · 37 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Class 2009
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | San José State | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 56.7 |
| 2009 Regular Season | San José State | 5 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.4 |
Related Context
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Tanner Burns played S for San José State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Tanner Burns recorded 11 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2009 with San José State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season
San José State paired 1 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 8 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: Idaho
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Regular Season · San José State
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
8
Usage
—
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Idaho
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Stanford: 0. Cal Poly: 1. Idaho: 1. Boise State: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 1 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 4 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
5 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Idaho
Best efficiency game
20 vs Idaho
Player Story
Tanner Burns story
Tanner Burns built his college career from 2008 through 2009 as a safety from San Jose, CA wearing No. 17, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Tanner Burns' career was his defensive production: 3 interceptions across 6 career games in the available record. His career also includes 11 receiving yards and 1 return yard, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Tanner Burns' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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San José State
2008-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20082009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | San José State | 1 | 20 | — | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | San José State | 2 | 8 | — | 1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Idaho
Week 10 · W 30-24 · Conference game
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#2
vs Idaho
Week 6 · L 25-29 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
vs Cal Poly
Week 4 · W 19-9
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
@ Louisiana Tech
Week 14 · L 20-55 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
0 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 0 takeover score.
#5
@ Boise State
Week 9 · L 7-45 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
0 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 0 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2008 Regular Season · San José State
1 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
56.7
#2
2009 Regular Season · San José State
40.4
2 primary · 8 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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