2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Kamari Burns
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Kansas — Week 7, 2026.
16 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
16 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, in the 8 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas State | 16 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Cincinnati | 11 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- |
| 2024 | Cincinnati | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 32 | 11 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 71-3vs Nicholls | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-7vs Washington State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-20vs Tulane | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 26-31@ Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 16-35vs No. 22 Houston | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-24vs Kansas | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 17-28@ Arizona State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-27@ Colorado | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 71-3
vs Nicholls
1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Dominant 68-point win at home against Nicholls.
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
12%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
12%2 hurries16 tackles · 2 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Collin Klein
Pass share
47.0%
263 pass / 296 run
Plays / game
69.9
8 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
287 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #121 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Scott Satterfield and Collin Klein.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Kansas State
