Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/19Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (5.3%).
Tyler Burns
Last confirmed: Kansas State, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 217 lb · Wichita, KS · Trinity Academy
Tyler Burns: RB · Kansas State · #33.
Tyler Burns
Tyler Burns has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Kansas State. A game that shows it: 14 rushing yards against Texas — Week 14, 2020.
How he plays
How he plays
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Kansas State in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kansas State | 13 | 36 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 2019 | Kansas State | 26 | 148 | 5.7 | 2 |
| 2017 | Kansas State | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Career | 49 | 214 | 4.4 | 2 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kansas State | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2019 | Kansas State | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Kansas State | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 31-35vs Arkansas State | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-35@ No. 3 Oklahoma | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 6 | W 21-14@ TCU | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | W 55-14vs Kansas | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-37@ West Virginia | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-45@ No. 17 Iowa State | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 31-69vs Texas | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 10 | Season-high 14 yds |
| Total | 13 | 36 | 2.8 | 0 | 10 |
Signature game
Week 4 · 2020
W 38-35
at Oklahoma
7 rush yds (3 car) · 1 rec · 2 yds
Edged out Oklahoma on the road in a shootout.
With S. John Thompson — 334 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 10 rush yds (9 car) · 3 TD · D. Vaughn — 4 rec · 129 yds · 45 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Arkansas State · 1st and 1 · Q2 · EPA −1.27Tyler Burns run for a loss of 2 yards to the ArkSt 3
- Week 12 · Iowa State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.14Tyler Burns run for no gain to the KanSt 32 Tyler Burns fumbled, forced by Zach Petersen, recovered by IowSt Dae'Shawn Davis
- Week 14 · Texas · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.12Tyler Burns run for no gain to the KanSt 40
- Week 14 · Texas · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +0.94Tyler Burns run for 10 yds to the KanSt 48 for a
- Week 14 · Texas · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.63Tyler Burns run for 1 yd to the KanSt 41
- Week 4 · Oklahoma · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA −0.44Skylar Thompson pass complete to Tyler Burns for 2 yds to the KanSt 38
4 more plays
- Week 14 · Texas · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.40Tyler Burns run for 3 yds to the Texas 49
- Week 4 · Oklahoma · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −0.40Tyler Burns run for 3 yds to the Okla 48
- Week 9 · West Virginia · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +0.39Tyler Burns run for 6 yds to the KanSt 39
- Week 8 · Kansas · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA −0.33Tyler Burns run for no gain to the KanSt 11
Teams and coaches
2017Kansas State8-5HC: Bill Snyder · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2019Kansas State8-5HC: Chris Klieman · Run-heavy
2020Kansas State4-6HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 5.5 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.3 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 6.5 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Klieman
Pass share
41.5%
246 pass / 347 run
Plays / game
59.3
10 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
269 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2020
13 carries and 2 catches in 7 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Kansas State
- 2020 Kansas State KliemanYear 4 · 7 games
- 2019 Kansas State KliemanYear 3 · 7 games
- 2018 Kansas State SnyderYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2017 Kansas State SnyderYear 1 · 7 games
- Before collegeSigned with Kansas State in 2015 as a 3-star recruit, No. 1,865 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Kansas State in the 2015 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Three seasons at Kansas State, 214 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 21 games over 3 seasons.
2015
- Signed with Kansas State3-star out of Trinity Academy
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
2 coaches2017–2018
Kansas State
Coaching transition mid-career: Bill Snyder → Chris Klieman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.