Usage Score
9.2
Player Dossier
2014-2020Louisville
Rodjay Burns
LB • 6'0" • 215 lbs • Louisville, KY, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Rodjay Burns shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.8 disruption score.
Efficiency
33.8
Consistency
56.2
Season Value
45.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Louisville
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- Ohio State • Louisville
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Kentucky
Scouting Read
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Rodjay Burns, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Louisville. Rodjay Burns shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.8 disruption score.
Rodjay Burns played LB for Ohio State and Louisville. Across 6 tracked seasons, Rodjay Burns recorded 167 tackles and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Louisville.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Louisville paired 16 primary output with 35.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 33.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Ohio State, Louisville.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Western Kentucky
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2020 Regular Season · Louisville
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
33.8
Usage
9.2
Consistency
56.2
Best Game by takeover score
Western Kentucky
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Kentucky: 4. Miami: 1. Pittsburgh: 1. Georgia Tech: 0. Notre Dame: 1. Florida State: 1. Virginia Tech: 0.5. Virginia: 1. Syracuse: 2. Boston College: 0. Wake Forest: 1.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Kentucky: 5 by 60.8. Miami: 3 by 22.5. Pittsburgh: 5 by 30.8. Georgia Tech: 2 by 8.3. Notre Dame: 4 by 26.7. Florida State: 8 by 43.3. Virginia Tech: 9 by 42.5. Virginia: 5 by 30.8. Syracuse: 4 by 36.7. Boston College: 5 by 20.8. Wake Forest: 8 by 48.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.1 · Games = 4 · +1.5 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 7 · -1.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Western Kentucky
Best efficiency game
60.8 vs Western Kentucky
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/12 | vs Wake Forest | W 45-21 | 8 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/28 | @ Boston College | L 27-34 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/21 | vs SyracuseSplash game | W 30-0 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/14 | @ Virginia | L 17-31 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Virginia Tech | L 35-42 | 9 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Florida State | W 48-16 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Notre Dame | L 7-12 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/9 | @ Georgia Tech | L 27-46 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/26 | @ Pittsburgh | L 20-23 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/19 | vs Miami | L 34-47 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/13 | vs Western KentuckySplash game | W 35-21 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Ohio State
2014-2016
Opening stop
- 2
Louisville
2018-2020
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ohio State | 1 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Louisville | 2.5 | 15.8 | 4.1 | 1.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Louisville | 16 | 35.4 | 9.1 | 13.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Louisville | 16 | 35.4 | 9.1 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Louisville | 13 | 33.8 | 9.2 | -3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Eastern Kentucky
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 61.9 takeover score.
#2
Wake Forest
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
Western Kentucky
4
Primary metric
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 58.3 takeover score.
#4
Indiana State
1.5
Primary metric
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 49.4 takeover score.
#5
Syracuse
1.5
Primary metric
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 38.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Louisville
16 primary output · 35.4 efficiency · 9.1 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Louisville
48
16 primary · 35.4 efficiency · 9.1 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Louisville
45.1
13 primary · 33.8 efficiency · 9.2 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
6
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
2
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
167
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 36 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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