American football defensive end
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Brian Burns
No. 53 – Carolina Panthers Position: Outside linebacker Personal information Born: (1998-04-23 ) April 23, 1998 (age 25) Fort Lauderdale, Florida Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Weight: 250 lb (113 kg) Career information High school: American Heritage (Plantation, Florida )College: Florida State NFL Draft: 2019 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16Career history
Roster status: Active Career highlights and awards
* First team All-ACC (2018 )
Career NFL statistics
Brian Burns (born April 23, 1998) is an American football outside linebacker for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State .
Early years [ ] Burns attended American Heritage School , where he played high school football . Over his junior and senior seasons, he had 135 tackles and 28 sacks combined and helped his team win state titles. Burns played in the 2016 U.S. Army All-American Bowl .[1] Florida State University to play college football .[2] [3]
College career [ ] As a freshman at Florida State in 2016, Burns played in all 13 games and led all freshman in the country with 9.5 sacks.[4] [5] [6] [7] 2019 NFL Draft .[8] [9]
College statistics [ ]
Florida State Seminoles
Year
Class
Position
GP
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
Solo
Ast
Total
Loss
Sack
Int
Yards
Avg
TD
PD
FR
Yards
TD
FF
2016 Freshman DE
8
14
9
23
9.5
8.5
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2017 Sophomore DE
13
26
22
48
13.5
4.5
0
0
0.0
0
4
1
0
0
3
2018 Junior DE
12
31
21
52
15.5
10.0
0
0
0.0
0
3
1
0
0
3
Professional career [ ] Burns was drafted by the Carolina Panthers with the 16th overall pick in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft .[10]
Personal life [ ] Burns' older brother, Stanley , was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL draft .[11] [12]
References [ ]
↑ American Heritage football star Brian Burns named to U.S. Army All-American Bowl ↑ Maks, Patrick. "American Heritage star Brian Burns picks Florida State" . https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/highschool/recruiting/sfl-american-heritage-s-brian-burns-commits-20160202-story.html . ↑ "Five-star DE Burns commits to Florida State" . https://www.si.com/college-football/2016/02/03/brian-burns-commitment-fsu-national-signing-day .↑ Deen, Safid. "FSU coaches believe Brian Burns has NFL first-round potential" . https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/florida-state-seminoles/os-sp-fsu-football-0817-story.html . ↑ Weiler, Curt. "Brian Burns growing into role as leader on Florida State defense" . https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/football/2018/08/15/florida-state-fsu-football-img-brian-burns-leader-defense-defensive-end-harlon-barnett-mark-snyder/999273002/ . ↑ "Brian Burns looking to thrive in Florida State’s new-look defense" . https://tampabay.comundefined/ .↑ Deen, Safid. "FSU's Brian Burns takes Myles Garrett comparison in stride, prepares for breakout year" . https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/florida-state-seminoles/os-sp-fsu-brian-burns-20180815-story.html . ↑ "Florida State DE Burns to enter NFL draft" . December 3, 2018. https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2019/story/_/id/25444558/florida-state-seminoles-de-brian-burns-enter-nfl-draft .↑ Dec 3, A. P.; ET, 2018 at 3:54p (December 3, 2018). "Florida State defensive end Brian Burns declares for draft" . http://www.foxsports.com/other/story/florida-state-defensive-end-brian-burns-declares-for-draft-120318 . ↑ Powell, Chaunte'l. "FSU standout Brian Burns selected in first round of NFL Draft by Carolina Panthers" . https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/florida-state-seminoles/os-sp-fsu-brian-burns-nfl-draft-0426-story.html . Retrieved 26 April 2019 . ↑ "Brian Burns on joining Panthers: "It's blowing my mind"" . https://www.panthers.com/news/brian-burns-on-joining-panthers-it-s-blowing-my-mind?campaign=sf:fanshare:facebook .↑ "Emotional Stanley McClover was ready for Panthers to draft brother Brian Burns" . https://www.panthers.com/video/emotional-stanley-mcclover-was-ready-for-panthers-to-draft-brother-brian-burns?campaign=sf:fanshare:facebook .
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