Player Career

Austin Burton Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Austin Burton story

Austin Burton built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a quarterback from Newton, MA wearing No. 12, spending time with Purdue and UCLA. The clearest part of Austin Burton's career was his passing role: 682 passing yards, 4 touchdown passes, 127 attempts, and 166 rushing yards across 18 career games in the available record. His career also includes 166 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Austin Burton's 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

    UCLA

    2018-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Purdue

    2020-2022

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2018201920202020202120222022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonUCLA0
2019 Regular SeasonUCLA46562.58.6465
2020 Regular SeasonPurdue0-465
2020 Regular SeasonUCLA00
2021 Regular SeasonPurdue8230.75.582
2022 PostseasonPurdue30154.610219
2022 Regular SeasonPurdue30154.6100

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Oregon State

Week 6 · L 31-48 · Conference game

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

300

Total Offense

77.9 takeover

300 total offense with 64.1 efficiency.

#2

vs Florida Atlantic

Week 4 · W 28-26

181

Total Offense

68.5 takeover

Win with 181 yards of offense and 56.3 efficiency.

181 total offense with 56.3 efficiency.

#3

@ UConn

Week 2 · W 49-0

49

Total Offense

62.8 takeover

Win with 49 yards of offense and 72.5 efficiency.

49 total offense with 72.5 efficiency.

#4

vs Indiana State

Week 2 · W 56-0

48

Total Offense

42.7 takeover

Win with 48 yards of offense and 91.7 efficiency.

48 total offense with 91.7 efficiency.

#5

vs California

Week 14 · L 18-28 · Conference game

76

Total Offense

38.6 takeover

Loss with 76 yards of offense and 71.4 efficiency.

76 total offense with 71.4 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Regular Season · UCLA

465 primary output · 62.5 efficiency · 8.6 usage

52.4

#2

2022 Postseason · Purdue

45.3

301 primary · 54.6 efficiency · 10 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Purdue

45.3

301 primary · 54.6 efficiency · 10 usage

Milestones

0

250+ passing yards

1

300+ total offense

1

3+ TD games

6

Above avg efficiency