Major Burns
Major Burns
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Four seasons at LSU, two different head coaches: Ed Orgeron and Brian Kelly. One game to point at: 8 tackles, 2.5 TFL against Ole Miss — Week 7, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at LSU, 195 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ed Orgeron → Brian Kelly. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2024
W 29–26
vs Ole Miss
8 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 SACKS
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Tavian Combs’s 2023 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Miles Brooks's graduate season at Georgia Tech (2024).
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