Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2021-2024Kansas
O.J. Burroughs
S • 5'10" • 185 lbs • Savannah, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
O.J. Burroughs shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31 disruption score.
Impact Production
71
High-end production for a safety
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
74
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Kansas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Kansas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Player Story
O.J. Burroughs built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a safety from Savannah, GA wearing No. 5, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of O.J. Burroughs' career was his defensive production: 180...
Read the storyO.J. Burroughs, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Kansas. O.J. Burroughs shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 180
- TFL
- 5.5
- Passes defended
- 14
Quick Answers
O.J. Burroughs quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kansas · S
- Career Tackles
- 180
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Kansas
- Top game
- TCU
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 64 tackles · S 64th (top 12%) · Big 12 39th (top 6%) · National 327th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Kansas | 10 | 26 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| 2022 Postseason | Kansas | 12 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 29 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kansas | 12 | 40 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 29 |
| 2023 Postseason | Kansas | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 31.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Kansas | 11 | 49 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 31.4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kansas | 12 | 64 | 3.5 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 61.5 |
Related Context
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O.J. Burroughs played S for Kansas. Across 4 tracked seasons, O.J. Burroughs recorded 180 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Kansas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Kansas paired 10.5 primary output with 31 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 31 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Lindenwood
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Kansas
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
31
Usage
7.5
Consistency
52.8
Best Game by takeover score
Lindenwood
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Lindenwood: 4. Illinois: 0. UNLV: 1. West Virginia: 0. TCU: 1. Arizona State: 0.5. Houston: 1. Kansas State: 0. Iowa State: 1. BYU: 1. Colorado: 0. Baylor: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Lindenwood: 1 by 44.2. Illinois: 3 by 12.5. UNLV: 3 by 22.5. West Virginia: 6 by 25. TCU: 4 by 26.7. Arizona State: 11 by 50.8. Houston: 7 by 39.2. Kansas State: 5 by 20.8. Iowa State: 5 by 30.8. BYU: 6 by 35. Colorado: 2 by 8.3. Baylor: 11 by 55.8
Split Comparison
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Wins1.4 · Games = 5 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 7 · -0.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Lindenwood
Best efficiency game
55.8 vs Baylor
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | @ Baylor10+ tackles | L 17-45 | 11 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Colorado | W 37-21 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | @ BYU | W 17-13 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Iowa State | W 45-36 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/27 | @ Kansas State | L 27-29 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Houston | W 42-14 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/6 | @ Arizona State10+ tackles | L 31-35 | 11 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs TCU | L 27-38 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ West Virginia | L 28-32 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/13 | vs UNLV | L 20-23 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Illinois | L 17-23 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/30 | vs LindenwoodSplash game | W 48-3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
Player Story
O.J. Burroughs story
O.J. Burroughs built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a safety from Savannah, GA wearing No. 5, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of O.J. Burroughs' career was his defensive production: 180 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 5 interceptions, and 14 passes defended across 45 career games in the available record. His career also includes 18 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives O.J. Burroughs' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Kansas
2021-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Kansas | 3 | 13.8 | 2.8 | — |
| 2022 Postseason | Kansas | 5.5 | 19.3 | 3.6 | 2.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kansas | 5.5 | 19.3 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Kansas | 5.5 | 23.6 | 4.9 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Kansas | 5.5 | 23.6 | 4.9 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kansas | 10.5 | 31 | 7.5 | 5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs TCU
Week 6 · L 31-38 · Conference game
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5
Havoc Plays
78.6 takeover
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 78.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Texas Tech
Week 11 · L 13-16 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Texas
Week 11 · W 57-56 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
70.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Lindenwood
Week 1 · W 48-3
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Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#5
@ Texas
Week 5 · L 14-40 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
64.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Kansas
10.5 primary output · 31 efficiency · 7.5 usage
61.5
#2
2023 Postseason · Kansas
31.4
5.5 primary · 23.6 efficiency · 4.9 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Kansas
31.4
5.5 primary · 23.6 efficiency · 4.9 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
2
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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