Player Career

Major Burns Career Story

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

Player Story

Major Burns story

Major Burns built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a safety from Baton Rouge, LA wearing No. 8, spending time with Georgia and LSU. The clearest part of Major Burns' career was his defensive production: 200 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 39 career games in the available record. That gives Major 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

    Georgia

    2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    LSU

    2021-2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202020212022202320232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonGeorgia071.2
2021 Regular SeasonLSU224.842
2022 Regular SeasonLSU6.524.36.34.5
2023 PostseasonLSU10.536.67.24
2023 Regular SeasonLSU10.536.67.20
2024 Regular SeasonLSU1030.46.5-0.5

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2021Georgia to LSUP4 to P475.2May 5, 2021

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Ole Miss

Week 7 · W 29-26 · Conference game

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Havoc Plays

94.4 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.

#2

@ Florida State

Week 1 · L 23-24

2

Havoc Plays

84.4 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.

#3

vs Wisconsin

Week 1 · W 35-31 · Postseason

1.5

Havoc Plays

80 takeover

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.

#4

vs Florida

Week 11 · W 52-35 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

75.5 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 75.5 takeover score.

#5

@ Mississippi State

Week 3 · W 41-14 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

67.2 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · LSU

10.5 primary output · 36.6 efficiency · 7.2 usage

63.5

#2

2023 Regular Season · LSU

63.5

10.5 primary · 36.6 efficiency · 7.2 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · LSU

55.3

10 primary · 30.4 efficiency · 6.5 usage

Milestones

7

Impact games

4

Splash games

3

10+ tackle games