Player Dossier

2018-2022

UConn

Robert Burns

RB • 5'11" • 231 lbs • Miami, FL, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Robert Burns leans balanced backfield option traits and 40.9 efficiency.

Usage / Role

13%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

2

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

13

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · UConn

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Miami • UConn
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Liberty

Player Story

Robert Burns built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a running back from Miami, FL wearing No. 30, spending time with Miami and UConn. The clearest part of Robert Burns' career was his backfield work: 608...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8115

Pine-Richland · Miami, FL

Committed To
Miami
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Robert Burns, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · UConn. Robert Burns leans balanced backfield option traits and 40.9 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
687
Rushing yards
608
Receiving yards
79
Touchdowns
3

Quick Answers

Robert Burns quick answers

Latest team and position
UConn · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
687
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 36 games
Best season
2022 Postseason · UConn
Top game
Liberty
Recruit profile
3-star · Pine-Richland · Miami
High school pipeline
Lake Norman · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 30 · Senior
2022 Scrimmage yards rank
402 scrimmage yards · RB 240th (top 35%) · FBS Independents 27th (top 18%) · National 611th (top 24%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2018 Regular SeasonMiami210100021.4
2019 PostseasonMiami6110037.5
2019 Regular SeasonMiami613611521137.5
2020 PostseasonMiami8000023.7
2020 Regular SeasonMiami8896326023.7
2021 Regular SeasonUConn849454016
2022 PostseasonUConn12330057.4
2022 Regular SeasonUConn1239937128257.4

Related Context

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2021Miami to UConnP4 to G5/FCS18May 7, 2021

Robert Burns played RB for Miami and UConn. Across 5 tracked seasons, Robert Burns recorded 608 rushing yards, 79 receiving yards, and 10 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with UConn.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason

UConn paired 402 primary output with 40.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 40.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2022 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 Miami, UConn.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Liberty

Win with 104 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2022 Postseason · UConn

Games

12

Scrimmage Yards / G

33.5

Efficiency

40.9

Usage

12.4

Consistency

53.3

Best Game by takeover score

Liberty

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Marshall: 3. Central Connecticut: 3. Utah State: 1. Michigan: 7. NC State: 13. Fresno State: 29. Florida International: 34. Ball State: 76. Boston College: 39. Massachusetts: 59. Liberty: 104. Army: 34

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Marshall: 3 by 10.4. Central Connecticut: 1 by 31.3. Utah State: 1 by 10.4. Michigan: 2 by 27.1. NC State: 4 by 33.9. Fresno State: 7 by 43.2. Florida International: 7 by 50.6. Ball State: 12 by 66.7. Boston College: 10 by 40.6. Massachusetts: 10 by 61.5. Liberty: 11 by 89.4. Army: 11 by 25.4

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins44.7 · Games = 6 · +22.3 vs Losses
Losses22.3 · Games = 6 · -22.3 vs Wins

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Liberty

Best efficiency game

89.4 vs Liberty

Result
Mon 12/19vs MarshallL 14-2833101
Sat 11/19@ ArmyL 17-34816203183.1
Sat 11/12vs Liberty100 rush yardsW 36-33111049.5019.5
Fri 11/4vs MassachusettsW 27-1010595.9005.9
Sat 10/29vs Boston CollegeW 13-310393.9003.9
Sat 10/15@ Ball StateL 21-2511716.501156.3
Sat 10/8@ Florida InternationalW 33-127344.9004.9
Sat 10/1vs Fresno StateW 19-147294.1004.1
Sat 9/24@ NC StateL 10-414133.3003.3
Sat 9/17@ MichiganL 0-591220153.5
Sat 9/3vs Central ConnecticutW 28-313303
Sat 8/27@ Utah StateL 20-3111101

Player Story

Robert Burns story

Robert Burns built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a running back from Miami, FL wearing No. 30, spending time with Miami and UConn. The clearest part of Robert Burns' career was his backfield work: 608 rushing yards, 133 carries, 2 rushing touchdowns, and 79 receiving yards across 36 career games in the available record. His career also includes 79 receiving yards, 10 tackles, and 136 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Robert 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.

  1. 1

    Miami

    2018-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UConn

    2021-2022

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20182019201920202020202120222022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonMiami1026.12.5
2019 PostseasonMiami13746.19.6127
2019 Regular SeasonMiami13746.19.60
2020 PostseasonMiami8938.33.5-48
2020 Regular SeasonMiami8938.33.50
2021 Regular SeasonUConn49313.4-40
2022 PostseasonUConn40240.912.4353
2022 Regular SeasonUConn40240.912.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Liberty

Week 11 · W 36-33 · Conference game

Win with 104 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

82.6 takeover

104 scrimmage yards and 20.4 usage.

#2

@ Duke

Week 14 · L 17-27 · Conference game

69

Scrimmage Yards

77 takeover

Loss with 69 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

69 scrimmage yards and 37 usage.

#3

vs Florida State

Week 4 · W 52-10 · Conference game

46

Scrimmage Yards

67.5 takeover

Win with 46 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

46 scrimmage yards and 7.1 usage.

#4

vs Purdue

Week 2 · L 0-49

39

Scrimmage Yards

67.1 takeover

Loss with 39 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

39 scrimmage yards and 14.6 usage.

#5

@ Ball State

Week 7 · L 21-25

76

Scrimmage Yards

65.6 takeover

Loss with 76 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

76 scrimmage yards and 20 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Postseason · UConn

402 primary output · 40.9 efficiency · 12.4 usage

57.4

#2

2022 Regular Season · UConn

57.4

402 primary · 40.9 efficiency · 12.4 usage

#3

2019 Postseason · Miami

37.5

137 primary · 46.1 efficiency · 9.6 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

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150+ scrimmage yards

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2+ TD games