Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Vanderbilt
Oren Burks
LB • 6'3" • 230 lbs • Fairfax Station, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Oren Burks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
92
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
77
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: 2016 Postseason · Vanderbilt
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Vanderbilt
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky
Player Story
Oren Burks built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Fairfax Station, VA wearing No. 20, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Oren Burks' career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Nevada
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 24
- Overall
- No. 88
- NFL Team
- Green Bay Packers
Oren Burks, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Vanderbilt. Oren Burks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 141
- TFL
- 13.5
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 9
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Oren Burks quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Vanderbilt · LB
- Career Tackles
- 141
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Vanderbilt
- Top game
- Kentucky
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · North Forney · Nevada
- High school pipeline
- North Forney · 14 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 3 · Pick 24 · Green Bay Packers
- Latest roster
- No. 20 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 82 tackles · LB 124th (top 12%) · SEC 18th (top 3%) · National 192nd (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 38.6 |
| 2016 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 13 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 64.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 13 | 56 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 64.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 12 | 82 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 58.2 |
Related Context
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Oren Burks played LB for Vanderbilt. Across 5 tracked seasons, Oren Burks recorded 141 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Vanderbilt.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Vanderbilt paired 22 primary output with 34.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 38.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
38.3
Usage
8.8
Consistency
62.4
Best Game by takeover score
Kentucky
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Game by game trend chart. Middle Tennessee: 2. Alabama A&M: 1.5. Kansas State: 1.5. Alabama: 0. Florida: 1.5. Georgia: 0. Ole Miss: 2. South Carolina: 1. Western Kentucky: 1. Kentucky: 2.5. Missouri: 0. Tennessee: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Middle Tennessee: 4 by 36.7. Alabama A&M: 4 by 31.7. Kansas State: 8 by 48.3. Alabama: 6 by 25. Florida: 15 by 65. Georgia: 8 by 33.3. Ole Miss: 3 by 32.5. South Carolina: 9 by 47.5. Western Kentucky: 5 by 30.8. Kentucky: 12 by 75. Missouri: 6 by 25. Tennessee: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.2 · Games = 5 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 7 · -0.2 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
Kentucky
Best efficiency game
75 vs Kentucky
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ Tennessee | W 42-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | vs Missouri | L 17-45 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Kentucky10+ tackles · Splash game | L 21-44 | 12 | 7 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Western Kentucky | W 31-17 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ South Carolina | L 27-34 | 9 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Ole MissSplash game | L 35-57 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Georgia | L 14-45 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Florida10+ tackles | L 24-38 | 15 | 6 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Alabama | L 0-59 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Kansas State | W 14-7 | 8 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Alabama A&M | W 42-0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | @ Middle TennesseeSplash game | W 28-6 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Oren Burks story
Oren Burks built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Fairfax Station, VA wearing No. 20, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Oren Burks' career was his defensive production: 141 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 5 interceptions across 27 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Vanderbilt. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Oren Burks' production has multiple signals. With 27 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Vanderbilt.
The arc is straightforward: Oren Burks moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Vanderbilt
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 3 | 30 | — | 3 |
| 2016 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 22 | 34.3 | 10.6 | 19 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 22 | 34.3 | 10.6 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 13 | 38.3 | 8.8 | -9 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Kentucky
Week 11 · L 21-44 · Conference game
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 2 · W 47-24
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Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with 7 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
7 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Florida
Week 5 · L 24-38 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
#4
@ Western Kentucky
Week 4 · W 31-30
4
Havoc Plays
71.3 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 71.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Kentucky
Week 11 · W 21-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Vanderbilt
22 primary output · 34.3 efficiency · 10.6 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
64.4
22 primary · 34.3 efficiency · 10.6 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
58.2
13 primary · 38.3 efficiency · 8.8 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
9
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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