Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2021Virginia
Richard Burney
DE • 6'4" • 280 lbs • Chesapeake, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Richard Burney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Impact Production
84
High-end production for an edge defender
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Reliability
68
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
82
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Virginia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Virginia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Clemson
Player Story
Richard Burney built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a defensive end from Chesapeake, VA wearing No. 16, spending time with Virginia. The clearest part of Richard Burney's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Virginia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Richard Burney, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Virginia. Richard Burney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 47
- TFL
- 9
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 2
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Richard Burney quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Virginia · DE
- Career Tackles
- 47
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Virginia
- Top game
- Clemson
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Hickory · Virginia
- High school pipeline
- Hickory · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 16 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Virginia | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 36.1 |
| 2017 Postseason | Virginia | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 7.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Virginia | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 7.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Virginia | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.8 |
| 2019 Postseason | Virginia | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 47.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Virginia | 11 | 20 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 47.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Virginia | 5 | 16 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 60.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Richard Burney played DE for Virginia. Across 6 tracked seasons, Richard Burney recorded 11 receiving yards, 47 tackles, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Virginia.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Virginia paired 7 primary output with 27.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 27.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Clemson
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Virginia
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
27.3
Usage
8.6
Consistency
61.2
Best Game by takeover score
Clemson
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Duke: 2. Clemson: 3. NC State: 1.5. Wake Forest: 0.5. Miami: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Duke: 3 by 32.5. Clemson: 3 by 42.5. NC State: 3 by 27.5. Wake Forest: 3 by 17.5. Miami: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2 · Games = 1 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · 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
Clemson
Best efficiency game
42.5 vs Clemson
Player Story
Richard Burney story
Richard Burney built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a defensive end from Chesapeake, VA wearing No. 16, spending time with Virginia. The clearest part of Richard Burney's career was his defensive production: 47 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 23 career games in the available record. His career also includes 11 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Richard Burney's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Virginia
2016-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201720182019201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | 4.2 | 0.5 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Virginia | 0.5 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Virginia | 0.5 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Virginia | 2 | 17.8 | 5.8 | 1.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Virginia | 8.5 | 15.7 | 4.3 | 6.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Virginia | 8.5 | 15.7 | 4.3 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Virginia | 7 | 27.3 | 8.6 | -1.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | — | — | -7 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Clemson
Week 5 · L 23-41 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Florida
Week 1 · L 28-36 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Old Dominion
Week 4 · W 28-17
2
Havoc Plays
68.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Richmond
Week 1 · W 42-13
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Havoc Plays
62.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Ohio
Week 3 · W 45-31
1
Havoc Plays
57.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Virginia
7 primary output · 27.3 efficiency · 8.6 usage
60.7
#2
2019 Postseason · Virginia
47.1
8.5 primary · 15.7 efficiency · 4.3 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Virginia
47.1
8.5 primary · 15.7 efficiency · 4.3 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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