Ethan Burke
Ethan Burke
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Fourth year in the Texas linebacker corps, same address the whole way. The receipt: 9 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Texas A&M — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Steve Sarkisian.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Sarkisian
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2025
W 27–17
vs Texas A&M
9 TOT · 3 SOLO · 0 TFL
How he plays
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Texas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Texas
Returning around him
- 6 Texas players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (22 in / 28 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas · Last season: 10-3 (AP #14) · Talent rank #4 · 2026 recruiting class #7
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Andre Jones’s 2022 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Blake Mangelson's senior season at BYU (2024).
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