Player Dossier

2013-2017

Vanderbilt

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 37.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

9.2

Efficiency

37.4

Consistency

61.7

Season Value

30.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Vanderbilt
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Oren Burks, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Vanderbilt. Oren Burks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season

Vanderbilt paired 3 primary output with 30 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 37.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2017 Regular Season improved on 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2017 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1

Efficiency

37.4

Usage

9.2

Consistency

61.7

Best Game by takeover score

Tennessee

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Middle Tennessee: 2. Unknown: 1.5. Kansas State: 1.5. Alabama: 0. Florida: 1.5. Georgia: 0. Ole Miss: 1. South Carolina: 1. Western Kentucky: 1. Kentucky: 2.5. Missouri: 0. Tennessee: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Middle Tennessee: 4 by 36.7. Unknown: 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 22.5. 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

Wins1.1 · n=4 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · n=7 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half1.1 · n=6 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.9 · n=6 · -0.2 vs First Half

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@ TennesseeW 42-2421000
Sun 11/19vs MissouriL 17-4563000
Sat 11/11vs Kentucky10+ tacklesL 21-441271.5010
Sat 11/4vs Western KentuckyW 31-1753100
Sat 10/28@ South CarolinaL 27-3497001
Sat 10/14@ Ole MissL 35-5733001
Sat 10/7vs GeorgiaL 14-4584000
Sat 9/30@ Florida10+ tacklesL 24-381561.5000
Sat 9/23vs AlabamaL 0-5962000
Sat 9/16vs Kansas StateW 14-7841.5000
Sat 9/9vs Unknown410.50010
Sun 9/3@ Middle TennesseeW 28-644101

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Vanderbilt

    2013-2017

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201320142015201620162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonVanderbilt0
2014 Regular SeasonVanderbilt00
2015 Regular SeasonVanderbilt3303
2016 PostseasonVanderbilt1731.210.114
2016 Regular SeasonVanderbilt1731.210.10
2017 Regular SeasonVanderbilt1237.49.2-5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Kentucky

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.

#2

Kentucky

2.5

Primary metric

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.

#3

Middle Tennessee

6

Primary metric

Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

6 disruption/tackle impact with 62.6 takeover score.

#4

Florida

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 48.9 takeover score.

#5

Western Kentucky

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 41.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2015 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

3 primary output · 30 efficiency · usage

35.3

#2

2017 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

30.7

12 primary · 37.4 efficiency · 9.2 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · Vanderbilt

25

17 primary · 31.2 efficiency · 10.1 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

2

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8193

North Forney · Forney, TX

Committed To
Nevada
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

141

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 27 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Oren Burks quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
141