Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 71-3vs Nicholls | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 34-7vs Washington State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#15
Kamari Burns
Senior defensive tackle on Kansas State's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 302 lb · Columbus, OH · Gahanna Lincoln
Transferred Cincinnati → Kansas State for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 TFL · 3 tackles · 2 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 TFL, 2 tackles, vs Nicholls
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive tackle on Kansas State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Cincinnati in 2023.
- Transferred from Cincinnati to Kansas State in 2026.
Kamari Burns
Wins his gap play after play. Kamari Burns has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against Nicholls — Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Cincinnati3-star out of Gahanna Lincoln
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
Kansas State
2026era →
Collin Klein
Kansas State
Coaching transition mid-career: Chris Klieman → Collin Klein. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Kansas State
2025Cincinnati
2026Kansas State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Cincinnati5-7HC: Scott Satterfield · Balanced
2025Cincinnati7-6HC: Scott Satterfield · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Kansas State2-0HC: Collin Klein · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (96th percentile). 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: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Collin Klein
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Cincinnati | 11 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Cincinnati | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 19 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 71–3
vs Nicholls
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL
Dominant 68-point win at home against Nicholls.
With A. Johnson — 199 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 23 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · B. White — 7 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jason Hammond’s 2024 season.
Matches Jason on
Sack rate
TFL rate
Class year
Differs from Jason on
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Christopher Hinton's sophomore season at Michigan (2021).
87%match
Matches Christopher on
Class year
Weight
TFL rate
Background
2025 AT UNIV. OF CINCINNATI: Saw time in 11 games, producing 11 tackles and a half sack over 174 defensive snaps... Tied a career high with three tackles against UCF and equaled that mark at Utah... His half sack came against the Knights... Also had single tackles against Nebraska, Bowling Green,...
The defensive line · Kansas State
- #1Wendell Gregory12 tackles for loss · 2025
- #56Elijah Hill11.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #91Jordan Allen5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #40Jayden Bryant4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #15Kamari Burns0.5 tackles for loss · 2025
14 more on the roster · Kansas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology