Major Delmontzra Burns is an American football cornerback for the LSU Tigers. He previously played for the Georgia Bulldogs.
 Burns in 2023 | |
| LSU Tigers – No. 8 | |
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| Position | Cornerback |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 193 lb (88 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| Bowl games | |
| High school | Madison Prep Academy (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
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Early life and high school edit
Burns attended high school at Madison Prep Academy. In Burns high school career, he played on offense and defense. On offense he completed 13 of his 20 passing attempts for 244 yards and four touchdowns, with one interception, Burns also rushed for 17 yards, and he hauled in 22 receptions for 486 yards and five touchdowns. On defense Burns made 45 tackles with three being for a loss, two sacks, an interception, and a fumble recovery.[1] Burns would initially decide to commit to play college football at LSU, but would flip to Texas A&M.[2] But Burns would then flip his commitment again this time to the University of Georgia.[3][4]
College career edit
Georgia edit
In Burns first season with Georgia in 2020 he played in six games, where he totalled five tackles.[5] However after the conclusion of the 2020 season, Burns would decide to enter the NCAA transfer portal.[6][7]
LSU edit
Burns would decide to transfer to LSU to continue his career.[8][9] In week three of the 2021 season, Burns recorded his first career interception, as he helped LSU beat Central Michigan.[10] However Burns would suffer a foot injury that would sideline him for the rest of the season after starting in just five games.[11] Burns finished the 2021 season with 25 tackles, a pass deflection, and an interception.[12] However in the 2022 season, Burns would again suffer an injury that would cause him to miss five games.[13] Burns would finish the 2022 season with 38 tackles with 3.5 going for a loss, and three pass deflections.[14] Burns annonuced the he would decide to return to LSU for his senior season in 2023.[15] In week six of the 2023 season, Burns intercepted a pass in the final minutes and returned it for a touchdown, as he helped the Tigers survive Missouri 49-39.[16]
References edit
- ^ "Major Burns Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ Wayne Bratton, Michael. "Georgia defensive back Major Burns, former Under Armour All-American, announces transfer". Saturday Down South. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Major Burns Commits to Georgia". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ Shearman, Garrett. "Major Burns signs with Georgia". USA Today. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ Farrell, Mike. "Transfer Tracker: Georgia 4-star Major Burns enters portal". Rivals.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ Towers, Chip. "Georgia safety Major Burns enters transfer portal". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Georgia Football: Major Burns Enters NCAA Transfer Portal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ Alexander, Wilson. "Major Burns transfers to LSU and is returning home after year at Georgia". The Advocate. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Former Georgia Football S Major Burns Transfers to LSU". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "LSU Football Executes Ideal Gameplan in 49-21 Rout of". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ Farmer, Keith. "Major Burns suffers injury that shuts him down for the rest of spring practice". Saturday Down South. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Major Burns 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ Mickels, Sheldon. "LSU's secondary to be without starting safety Major Burns for significant amount of time". NOLA.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Major Burns 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "LSU Safety Major Burns Returning For Senior Season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ Nettuno, Tyler. "Instant Analysis: LSU survives against Missouri thanks to late Major Burns pick-six". The Town Talk. Retrieved 11 October 2023.