Brandon Burks: RB · Troy · #32.
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Brandon Burks
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. The two seasons at Troy span two head coaches: Larry Blakeney and Neal Brown. One game to point at: 133 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against New Mexico State — Week 8, 2015.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 31.0% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 21.4% of his carries. 14 carries for 50 yds vs Charleston Southern; 10 for 133 vs New Mexico State.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
9 of 14 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (64.3%). 7 of the team's 17 inside-the-5 carries (41.2%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-49@ NC State | 14 | 124 | 8.9 | 1 | 57 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-16vs Charleston Southern | 14 | 50 | 3.6 | 2 | 14 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-28@ No. 24 Wisconsin | 19 | 62 | 3.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 5 | L 18-24vs South Alabama | 26 | 83 | 3.2 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-45@ Mississippi State | 15 | 86 | 5.7 | 1 | 74 | |
| Wk 7 | L 16-19vs Idaho | 18 | 83 | 4.6 | 0 | 51 | |
| Wk 8 | W 52-7@ New Mexico State | 10 | 133 | 13.3 | 1 | 92 | Season-high 133 yds |
| Wk 9 | L 41-44@ App State | 13 | 55 | 4.2 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 10 | W 51-14vs UL Monroe | 19 | 107 | 5.6 | 0 | 37 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-45vs Georgia Southern | 12 | 50 | 4.2 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-31@ Georgia State | 16 | 54 | 3.4 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 14 | W 41-17@ Louisiana | 25 | 118 | 4.7 | 0 | 16 | |
| Total | 201 | 1005 | 5.0 | 7 | 92 |
Week 1 · 2015
L 21-49
at NC State
124 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD
With R. Kay — 40 yards per punt · 8 punts · 49 long · B. Silvers — 149 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 43.8
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
39%201 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.0 yds/carry on 201 carries · 11% explosive (10+ yds) · 39% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2015 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 74.6 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
| Road7g | 90.3 | 6.2 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 81.3 | 4.9 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 86.2 | 5.9 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Neal Brown
Pass share
52.6%
418 pass / 376 run
Plays / game
66.2
12 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
442 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2015
201 carries and 29 catches in 12 games, more touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Troy, 1,589 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2015
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Larry Blakeney → Neal Brown. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
