Player Dossier

2018-2021

Ball State

Brock Burns

LB • 6'3" • 229 lbs • Fishers, IN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Brock Burns shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 5.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

0.5

Efficiency

5.6

Consistency

8.3

Season Value

4.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · Ball State

1819202021

Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Ball State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Brock Burns, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · Ball State. Brock Burns shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 5.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason

Ball State paired 0 primary output with 3.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 5.6 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: Wyoming

Loss with 1 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2021 Regular Season · Ball State

Games

4

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

5.6

Usage

0.5

Consistency

8.3

Best Game by takeover score

Northern Illinois

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 0. Wyoming: 1. Army: 0. Northern Illinois: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Penn State: 1 by 4.2. Wyoming: 0 by 10. Army: 1 by 4.2. Northern Illinois: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Losses0.3 · n=3
First Half0.5 · n=2 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=2 · -0.5 vs First Half
All Games0.3 · n=4

Game Log

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

4 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Wyoming

Best efficiency game

10 vs Wyoming

Result
Thu 11/11@ Northern IllinoisL 29-3010000
Sat 10/2vs ArmyW 28-1611000
Sat 9/18@ WyomingL 12-4500001
Sat 9/11@ Penn StateL 13-4411000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Ball State

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20182019202020202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonBall State114.93.2
2019 Regular SeasonBall State0.511.42.1-0.5
2020 PostseasonBall State03.20.5-0.5
2020 Regular SeasonBall State03.20.50
2021 Regular SeasonBall State15.60.51

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Eastern Michigan

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.4 takeover score.

#2

Wyoming

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.

#3

Kent State

0.5

Primary metric

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 28.7 takeover score.

#4

Toledo

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 8 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

0

Primary metric

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Postseason · Ball State

0 primary output · 3.2 efficiency · 0.5 usage

34.6

#2

2020 Regular Season · Ball State

34.6

0 primary · 3.2 efficiency · 0.5 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Ball State

7.2

1 primary · 14.9 efficiency · 3.2 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.7985

Hamilton Southeastern · Fishers, IN

Committed To
Ball State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

43

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 21 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Brock Burns quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
43