Brian Burns is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Burns in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Burns's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Brian Burns
3× Pro BowlTop 20% all-time linebackersFranchise Cornerstone📈 Late Developer · 2025Team Carrier · #67
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2019 | 21 | CAR | 12 | — | 23 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 7.5 | 28.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 477 | 42.7% | 132 | 27.6% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 83.3 | -6.0 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 22 | CAR | 15 | — | 58 | 35 | 23 | 8 | 21 | 9.0 | 38.0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 750 | 75.8% | 70 | 17.4% | 18 | 17 | 0.9 | 93.1 | -1.4 | 37 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 23 | CAR | 16 | — | 46 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 9.0 | 40.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 840 | 77.3% | 92 | 20.5% | 10 | 10 | 1.0 | 100.8 | 4.0 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 28 | 8 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 24 | CAR | 16 | — | 59 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 22 | 12.5 | 51.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 951 | 87.1% | 71 | 15.8% | 12 | 6 | 0.5 | 59.7 | 2.1 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 25 | CAR | 16 | — | 43 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 8.0 | 42.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 814 | 83.3% | 55 | 13.0% | 15 | 12 | 0.8 | 86.1 | 1.4 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 35 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 26 | NYG | 17 | — | 64 | 35 | 29 | 17 | 18 | 8.5 | 43.5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 866 | 79.2% | — | 0.0% | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 82.1 | 6.0 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 26 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 27 | NYG | 17 | — | 67 | 39 | 28 | 22 | 31 | 16.5 | 69.5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 862 | 77.1% | 4 | 0.8% | 14 | 12 | 0.9 | 83.3 | -0.6 | 41 | 10 | 14 | 39 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 109 | — | 360 | 208 | 152 | 98 | 144 | 71.0 | 313.0 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 5,560 | 74.7% | 424 | 13.4% | 75 | 61 | — | — | — | 217 | 73 | 69 | 176 | 36 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
72 career value over replacement — #1566 all-time of 4,649. 10.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #16 (Rd 1) · CAR · 2019 · +2.1 vs expected KV-H
59actual
56.9 expected · Δ+2.1
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