Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | L 30-34@ Navy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 28-55@ SMU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Derek Burns
Junior linebacker for UCF. 2021: 3 tackles.
6′3″ · 200 lb · Plantation, FL
UCF 2021 alumnus
The story
3 linebacker for UCF. 2021: 3 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearDerek Burns
Derek Burns has played for two head coaches in two seasons at UCF. One game to point at: 1 tackles against SMU — Week 11, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at UCF, 4 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
UCF
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2021
2 coaches2020
UCF
Coaching transition mid-career: Josh Heupel → Gus Malzahn. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2021 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020UCF6-4HC: Josh Heupel · Balanced, fast tempo
2021UCF9-4HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology