Amari Burney: LB · Florida · #2.
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Amari Burney
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. The five seasons at Florida span two head coaches: Dan Mullen and Billy Napier. One game to point at: 10 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Vanderbilt — Week 12, 2022.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
71 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 9 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 29-26vs No. 7 Utah | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 16-26vs No. 20 Kentucky | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-28vs South Florida | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 33-38@ No. 11 Tennessee | 8 | 7 | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 5 | W 52-17vs Eastern Washington | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-17vs Missouri | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 35-45vs LSU | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-42vs No. 1 Georgia | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 41-24@ Texas A&M | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-6vs South Carolina | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-31@ Vanderbilt | 10 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 38-45@ No. 16 Florida State | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 71 | 38 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
71tackles this seasonTFL rate
13%9 TFLSack rate
6%4 sacksPD rate
6%4 pass breakups71 tackles · 9 for loss · 4 sacks · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Road4g | 6.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Pass share
44.2%
364 pass / 460 run
Plays / game
63.4
13 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
393 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #29 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Florida, 216 tackles — drafted at #203 overall by the Las Vegas Raiders.
A stat line in 52 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dan Mullen → Billy Napier. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Las Vegas RaidersEntering 4th NFL season
Las Vegas RaidersEntering 4th NFL season
