Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 17-24vs Florida International | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-41vs Duke | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 24 | Season-high 21 yds |
| Total | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 24 |
#13
James Burns
Senior wide receiver for UConn. 2023: 2 catches, 21 receiving yards.
5′8″ · 157 lb · Charlotte, NC
UConn 2023 alumnus
The story
4 wide receiver for UConn. 2023: 2 catches, 21 receiving yards.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Miami (OH) in 2019.
- Transferred from UConn to Prairie View A&M in 2024.
Recruiting
2★
WR recruit
No. 2779 nationally · Signed with Miami (OH)
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonJames Burns
Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 21 rec yds, 2 receptions against Duke — Week 4, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at UConn, 54 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2019
- Signed with Miami (OH)2-star out of Rocky River
2022
- Entered the portal
2024
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coaches2021
Lou Spanos
UConn
Coaching transition mid-career: Lou Spanos → Jim Mora. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020Miami (OH)2-1HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2021Miami (OH)7-6HC: Chuck Martin · Balanced
2023UConn3-9HC: Jim Mora · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 REC/g, 10.5 YDS/g, 10.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UConn | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2020 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 0 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UConn | 1 | -7 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Miami (OH) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Miami (OH) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | -7 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology