Marcus Burris Jr. is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2024, at Indiana.
Burris wins the gap play after play. Played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 3 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Florida International — Week 1, 2024.
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
14 tackles. 0 passes 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-7vs Florida International | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 77-3vs Western Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-13@ UCLA | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-14vs Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-28vs Maryland | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-24vs Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-17vs Washington | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 20-15vs Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 66-0vs Purdue | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
14%2 TFLSack rate
7%1 sackHurry rate
0%0 hurries14 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Curt Cignetti
Pass share
43.4%
360 pass / 470 run
Plays / game
63.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
383 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Played for two programs.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Jimbo Fisher, Tom Allen, Curt Cignetti and Ryan Silverfield.
