Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2018Florida State
Brian Burns
DE • 6'5" • 231 lbs • Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Brian Burns shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
68
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
98
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Florida State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Florida State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Clemson
Player Story
Brian Burns built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a defensive end from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 99, spending time with Florida State. The clearest part of Brian Burns' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Florida State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2019
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 16
- Overall
- No. 16
- NFL Team
- Carolina Panthers
Brian Burns, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Florida State. Brian Burns shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 123
- TFL
- 38.5
- Sacks
- 23
- QB hurries
- 14
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Brian Burns quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 123
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Florida State
- Top game
- Clemson
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · American Heritage · Florida State
- High school pipeline
- Kenwood Academy · 13 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2019 · Round 1 · Pick 16 · Carolina Panthers
- Latest roster
- No. 99 · Junior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 53 tackles · DE 19th (top 6%) · ACC 61st (top 10%) · National 555th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Florida State | 8 | 23 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 58.8 |
| 2017 Postseason | Florida State | 13 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 54.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida State | 13 | 44 | 12 | 4.5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 54.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida State | 12 | 53 | 15.5 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 74.3 |
Related Context
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Brian Burns played DE for Florida State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Brian Burns recorded 123 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Florida State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Florida State paired 36.5 primary output with 45.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 45.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Miami
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Florida State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
3.0
Efficiency
45.5
Usage
14.4
Consistency
51.8
Best Game by takeover score
Miami
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Virginia Tech: 4.5. Samford: 0. Syracuse: 6. Northern Illinois: 0. Louisville: 3. Miami: 7. Wake Forest: 6. Clemson: 1. NC State: 2. Notre Dame: 1. Boston College: 4. Florida: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Virginia Tech: 6 by 70. Samford: 1 by 4.2. Syracuse: 4 by 66.7. Northern Illinois: 3 by 12.5. Louisville: 6 by 55. Miami: 4 by 66.7. Wake Forest: 4 by 66.7. Clemson: 1 by 14.2. NC State: 4 by 36.7. Notre Dame: 7 by 39.2. Boston College: 7 by 69.2. Florida: 6 by 45
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.6 · Games = 5 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses3.4 · Games = 7 · +0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Miami
Best efficiency game
70 vs Virginia Tech
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/24 | vs FloridaSplash game | L 14-41 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Boston CollegeSplash game | W 22-21 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/11 | @ Notre Dame | L 13-42 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ NC StateSplash game | L 28-47 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Clemson | L 10-59 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Wake Forest2+ sacks · Splash game | W 38-17 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Miami2+ sacks · Splash game | L 27-28 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ LouisvilleSplash game | W 28-24 | 6 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Northern Illinois | W 37-19 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Syracuse2+ sacks · Splash game | L 7-30 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Samford | W 36-26 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 9/4 | vs Virginia TechSplash game | L 3-24 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Brian Burns story
Brian Burns built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a defensive end from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 99, spending time with Florida State. The clearest part of Brian Burns' career was his defensive production: 123 tackles, 38.5 tackles for loss, 23 sacks, and 7 passes defended across 33 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Florida State. 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 Brian Burns' production has multiple signals. His career also includes 13 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 33 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Florida State.
The arc is straightforward: Brian Burns 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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Florida State
2016-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Florida State | 19 | 34.5 | 11.4 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Florida State | 27 | 33.1 | 9.8 | 8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida State | 27 | 33.1 | 9.8 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida State | 36.5 | 45.5 | 14.4 | 9.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Clemson
Week 11 · L 14-31 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
7.5
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
7.5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Charleston Southern
Week 2 · W 52-8
6
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Miami
Week 6 · L 27-28 · Conference game
7
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
7 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Syracuse
Week 12 · W 45-14 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
84.7 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 84.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Wake Forest
Week 8 · W 38-17 · Conference game
6
Havoc Plays
84.1 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 84.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Florida State
36.5 primary output · 45.5 efficiency · 14.4 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Florida State
58.8
19 primary · 34.5 efficiency · 11.4 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Florida State
54.4
27 primary · 33.1 efficiency · 9.8 usage
Milestones
13
Impact games
18
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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