Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2023UConn
James Burns
WR • 5'8" • 157 lbs • Charlotte, NC, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
James Burns reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
0
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
18
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Miami (OH) • UConn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Duke
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- Committed To
- Miami (OH)
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
James Burns, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Miami (OH). James Burns reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 54
- Receptions
- 4
Quick Answers
James Burns quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UConn · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 54
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 6 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
- Top game
- Duke
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Rocky River · Miami (OH)
- High school pipeline
- Rocky River · 2 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Senior
- 2023 Receiving yards rank
- 21 receiving yards · WR 886th (top 86%) · FBS Independents 47th (top 82%) · National 1,617th (top 78%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 60.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 74.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UConn | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 67.8 |
Related Context
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UConn to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 19.6 | Oct 31, 2023 |
| 2022 | Miami (OH) to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 16.6 | Jan 24, 2022 |
James Burns played WR for Miami (OH) and UConn. Across 3 tracked seasons, James Burns recorded -7 rushing yards, 54 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Miami (OH).
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Miami (OH) paired 17 primary output with 100 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 70 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Miami (OH), UConn.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2023 Regular Season · UConn
Games
2
Receiving Yards / G
10.5
Efficiency
70
Usage
15.4
Consistency
50
Best Game by takeover score
Duke
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida International: 0. Duke: 21
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Split Comparison
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First Half0 · Games = 1 · -21 vs Second Half
Second Half21 · Games = 1 · +21 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
2 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Duke
Best efficiency game
70 vs Duke
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Miami (OH)
2020-2021
Opening stop
- 2
UConn
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202020212023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 16 | 100 | 4.8 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 17 | 100 | 5.6 | 1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UConn | 21 | 70 | 15.4 | 4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Duke
Week 4 · L 7-41
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
21
Receiving Yards
73.8 takeover
21 receiving yards with a 70 efficiency score.
#2
vs Long Island University
Week 3 · W 42-7
17
Receiving Yards
72.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
17 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Ball State
Week 10 · W 38-31 · Conference game
16
Receiving Yards
72 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
16 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Western Kentucky
Week 1
12
Receiving Yards
70 takeover
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
12 receiving yards with a 40 efficiency score.
#5
@ Buffalo
Week 11 · L 10-42 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
— takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
0 receiving yards with a — efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
17 primary output · 100 efficiency · 5.6 usage
74.9
#2
2023 Regular Season · UConn
67.8
21 primary · 70 efficiency · 15.4 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
60.5
16 primary · 100 efficiency · 4.8 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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