Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | L 30-34@ Navy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackle |
| Wk 11 | L 28-55@ SMU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Derek Burns
Last confirmed: UCF, 2022. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 200 lb · Plantation, FL
Derek Burns: LB · UCF · #57.
Derek Burns
Derek Burns has played for two head coaches in two seasons at UCF. One game to point at: 1 tackle against SMU — Week 11, 2021.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
UCF in the news
- BYU releases updated depth chart
Roundtable Oct 19 - OSU changes depth chart for UCF game
Sports Illustrated Oct 7
Where to follow him
Career stats
Game log
Signature game
Teams and coaches
2020UCF6-4HC: Josh Heupel · Balanced, fast tempo
2021UCF9-4HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gus Malzahn
Pass share
45.3%
390 pass / 471 run
Plays / game
71.8
12 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
411 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
3 tackles in 2 games
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at UCF
- 2022 UCF MalzahnYear 4 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2021 UCF MalzahnYear 3 · 2 games
- 2020 UCF HeupelYear 2 · 1 game
- 2019 UCF HeupelYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Two seasons at UCF, 4 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
2 coaches2019–2020
UCF
Coaching transition mid-career: Josh Heupel → Gus Malzahn. Worth noting in scheme + development context.