Senior running back for Kansas State. 2020: 36 rushing yards, 2 catches.
6′0″ · 217 lb · Wichita, KS
Recruiting
RB recruit
No. 1865 nationally · Signed with Kansas State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Kansas State. 2020: 36 rushing yards, 2 catches.
Tyler Burns
Tyler Burns has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Kansas State. The receipt: 14 rush yds against Texas — Week 14, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Kansas State, 214 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bill Snyder → Chris Klieman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 5.5 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.3 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 6.5 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
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.
Player standing · 2020
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kansas State | 13 | 36 | 2.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2019 | Kansas State | 26 | 148 | 5.7 | 2 | -- |
| 2017 | Kansas State | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 49 | 214 | 4.4 | 2 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kansas State | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2019 | Kansas State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Kansas State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2020
W 38–35
at Oklahoma
7 rush yds (3 car)
Edged out Oklahoma on the road in a shootout.
With S. John Thompson — 334 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 10 rush yds (9 car) · 3 TD · D. Vaughn — 45 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 31-35vs Arkansas State | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-35@ Oklahoma | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 6 | W 21-14@ TCU | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | W 55-14vs Kansas | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-37@ West Virginia | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-45@ Iowa State | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 31-69vs Texas | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 10 | Season-high 14 yds |
| Total | 13 | 36 | 2.8 | 0 | 10 |