Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Florida
Amari Burney
LB • 6'2" • 228 lbs • Saint Petersburg, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Amari Burney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
91
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Florida
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Florida
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia
Player Story
Amari Burney built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a linebacker from Saint Petersburg, FL wearing No. 2, spending time with Florida. The clearest part of Amari Burney's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Florida
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 26
- Overall
- No. 203
- NFL Team
- Las Vegas Raiders
Amari Burney, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Florida. Amari Burney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 216
- TFL
- 16
- Sacks
- 7
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 12
Quick Answers
Amari Burney quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida · LB
- Career Tackles
- 216
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 9 entries · 54 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Florida
- Top game
- Georgia
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Calvary Christian · Florida
- High school pipeline
- Calvary Christian · 6 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 6 · Pick 26 · Las Vegas Raiders
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 71 tackles · LB 143rd (top 12%) · SEC 21st (top 4%) · National 213th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Florida | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 17.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17.7 |
| 2019 Postseason | Florida | 8 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 21.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida | 8 | 32 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 21.3 |
| 2020 Postseason | Florida | 12 | 7 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 46.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Florida | 12 | 45 | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 46.8 |
| 2021 Postseason | Florida | 13 | 6 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 20.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida | 13 | 38 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 20.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Florida | 12 | 71 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 72.6 |
Related Context
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Amari Burney played LB for Florida. Across 5 tracked seasons, Amari Burney recorded 216 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Florida.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Florida paired 22 primary output with 43 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 12.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Florida
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
12.2
Usage
2.4
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan: 3. Charleston Southern: 1. Kentucky: 0. Colorado State: 0. Tennessee: 0. Mississippi State: 0. Missouri: 0. Idaho: 2. Florida State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan: 1 by 34.2. Charleston Southern: 3 by 22.5. Kentucky: 1 by 4.2. Tennessee: 1 by 4.2. Mississippi State: 1 by 4.2. Missouri: 1 by 4.2. Idaho: 3 by 32.5. Florida State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 7 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -0.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan
Best efficiency game
34.2 vs Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/29 | @ MichiganSplash game | W 41-15 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/24 | @ Florida State | W 41-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs IdahoSplash game | W 63-10 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Missouri | L 17-38 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Mississippi State | W 13-6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Tennessee | W 47-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Colorado State | W 48-10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Kentucky | L 16-27 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Charleston Southern | W 53-6 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Amari Burney story
Amari Burney built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a linebacker from Saint Petersburg, FL wearing No. 2, spending time with Florida. The clearest part of Amari Burney's career was his defensive production: 216 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, and 4 interceptions across 54 career games in the available record. His career also includes 28 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Amari Burney's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Florida
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Florida | 6 | 12.2 | 2.4 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida | 6 | 12.2 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Florida | 2.5 | 22.4 | 4.7 | -3.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida | 2.5 | 22.4 | 4.7 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Florida | 10.5 | 26.8 | 5.8 | 8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Florida | 10.5 | 26.8 | 5.8 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Florida | 5 | 18 | 3.3 | -5.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida | 5 | 18 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Florida | 22 | 43 | 11.7 | 17 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Georgia
Week 9 · L 20-42 · Conference game
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
@ Tennessee
Week 4 · L 33-38 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
89.4 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 89.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Arkansas
Week 11 · W 63-35 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
80 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.
#4
vs Tennessee
Week 4 · W 34-3 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
75.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 75.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Kentucky
Week 5 · L 13-20 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Florida
22 primary output · 43 efficiency · 11.7 usage
72.6
#2
2020 Postseason · Florida
46.8
10.5 primary · 26.8 efficiency · 5.8 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Florida
46.8
10.5 primary · 26.8 efficiency · 5.8 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
10
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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