Senior defensive end for Virginia. 2020: 2 sacks, 4 tackles for loss, 16 tackles.
6′4″ · 280 lb · Chesapeake, VA
The story
4 defensive end for Virginia. 2020: 2 sacks, 4 tackles for loss, 16 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearRichard Burney
He has spent five seasons in the Virginia defensive front. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Miami — Week 8, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Virginia, 3 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Bronco Mendenhall.
Season context · Team result + system
5 seasons under Bronco Mendenhall — 30-32 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (82nd percentile). Concern: solo tackles (26th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2020 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2020
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 38-20vs Duke | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-41@ Clemson | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-38vs NC State | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-40@ Wake Forest | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-19@ Miami | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 16 | 9 | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 |