Major Burns: S · LSU · #8.
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Major Burns
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The five seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Kirby Smart, Ed Orgeron and Brian Kelly. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against Ole Miss — Week 7, 2024.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
49 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-27vs No. 23 USC | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-21vs Nicholls | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 36-33@ South Carolina | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-17vs UCLA | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-10vs South Alabama | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 29-26vs No. 9 Ole Miss | 8 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 8 | W 34-10@ Arkansas | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 23-38@ No. 14 Texas A&M | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-42vs No. 11 Alabama | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-17vs Vanderbilt | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 20 | 4.5 | 1.5 | — | 2 |
Week 7 · 2024
W 29-26
vs Ole Miss
1.5 sacks · 2.5 tackles for loss · 8 tackles
A close one, won by 3 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
49tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%4 TFL49 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Kelly
Pass share
59.2%
533 pass / 368 run
Plays / game
69.3
13 games
Team sack rate
2.9%
556 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #219 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Georgia and LSU, 200 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Kirby Smart, Ed Orgeron and Brian Kelly.
