Brian Burns (American football)

Brian Burns (born April 23, 1998) is an American football defensive end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State and was drafted by the Panthers in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft.

Brian Burns
Burns in 2020
No. 53 – Carolina Panthers
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1998-04-23) April 23, 1998
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: 16
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First team All-ACC (2018)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2020
Tackles:83
Sacks:16.5
Pass deflections:4
Forced fumbles:4
Fumble recoveries:1
Touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

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] He committed to 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 8.5 sacks.[4] As a sophomore in 2017, he started all 13 games and had 48 tackles and 4.5 sacks.[5][6][7] As a junior in 2018, Burns started all 12 games, recording 52 tackles and 10 sacks. After the season, Burns decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2019 NFL Draft.[8][9]

College statistics
Year Class Position GP Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
SoloAstTotalLossSackIntYardsAvgTDPDFRYardsTDFF
2016FreshmanDE 8149239.58.5000.0000001
2017SophomoreDE 1326224813.54.5000.0041003
2018JuniorDE 1231215215.510.0000.0031003

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand size40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard splitThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpWonderlic
6 ft 4 3⁄4 in
(1.95 m)		 249 lb
(113 kg)		 33 7⁄8 in
(0.86 m)		 10 in
(0.25 m)		4.53 s1.54 s2.62 s7.01 s36.0 in
(0.91 m)		10 ft 9 in
(3.28 m)		22
All values are from NFL Scouting Combine[10][11][12]

Burns was drafted by the Carolina Panthers 16th overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.[13]

2019

Burns recorded a sack in his NFL debut.[14] In Week 2 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Burns sacked Jameis Winston in the 20-14 loss.[15] In Week 5 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Burns recorded a sack and forced fumble on Gardner Minshew II and recovered the ball in the 34-27 win.[16]

2020

In Week 3 against the Los Angeles Chargers, Burns recorded his first sack of the season, a strip sack on Justin Herbert that was recovered by the Panthers, during the 21–16 win.[17] In Week 7 against the New Orleans Saints, Burns recorded a strip sack on Drew Brees that was recovered by the Panthers during the 27–24 loss.[18] In Week 11 against the Detroit Lions, Burns recorded two sacks on Matthew Stafford during a shutout win and was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week.[19]

NFL career statistics
Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season
Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GGSCombTotalAstSackSftyIntYdsLngTDPDFFFRYdsTD
2019CAR 165251967.500000011561
2020CAR 15145835239.00000043000
Career311983542916.500000441561

Personal life

Burns' older brother, Stanley McClover, was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft.[20][21] His nickname is also Spidey. It is a play on from his favorite marvel character and named his sack celebration after his nickname as well.[22]

References
  1. American Heritage football star Brian Burns named to U.S. Army All-American Bowl
  2. Maks, Patrick. "American Heritage star Brian Burns picks Florida State". sun-sentinel.com.
  3. "Five-star DE Burns commits to Florida State". SI.com.
  4. Deen, Safid. "FSU coaches believe Brian Burns has NFL first-round potential". orlandosentinel.com.
  5. Weiler, Curt. "Brian Burns growing into role as leader on Florida State defense". Tallahassee Democrat.
  6. "Brian Burns looking to thrive in Florida State's new-look defense". Tampa Bay Times.
  7. Deen, Safid. "FSU's Brian Burns takes Myles Garrett comparison in stride, prepares for breakout year". orlandosentinel.com.
  8. "Florida State DE Burns to enter NFL draft". ESPN.com. December 3, 2018.
  9. Dec 3, A. P.; ET, 2018 at 3:54p (December 3, 2018). "Florida State defensive end Brian Burns declares for draft". FOX Sports.
  10. "Brian Burns Prospect Info". National Football League. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  11. "*Brian Burns, Florida State, OLB, 2019 Draft Scout, DraftScout.com/NFL Draft Scout". draftscout.com.
  12. "Leaked Wonderlic Test Scores NFL Draft 2019". April 22, 2019.
  13. Powell, Chaunte'l. "FSU standout Brian Burns selected in first round of NFL Draft by Carolina Panthers". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  14. "Goff, Gurley lead Rams to 30-27 win over Panthers". www.espn.com. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  15. "Bucs use goal-line stand to beat Panthers 20-14". www.espn.com. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  16. "McCaffrey scores 3 TDs, Panthers hold off Jaguars 34-27". www.espn.com. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  17. "Carolina Panthers at Los Angeles Chargers - September 27th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  18. "Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints – October 25th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  19. Gordon, Grant (November 25, 2020). "Texans QB Deshaun Watson, Rams WR Robert Woods lead Players of the Week". NFL.com.
  20. "Brian Burns on joining Panthers: "It's blowing my mind"". Panthers.com.
  21. "Emotional Stanley McClover was ready for Panthers to draft brother Brian Burns". Panthers.com.
  22. "Brian Burns the Seminole who became spider-man". Panthers.com.
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