LSU Gold
Position
Safety
Height
6'2
Weight
193
Class
Junior
Hometown
Baton Rouge, La.
High School
Madison Prep Academy
Previous School
Georgia
Experience
2L

Veteran team leader who enters his third season with the Tigers … Played true freshman season at Georgia in 2020 … Very vocal player who plays with tremendous confidence … Makes others around him better with his play and leadership … Flies to the football and is a ball hawk in the secondary … Tenacious hitter … Missed time due to injuries in both 2021 and 2022 … Started first 5 games of the 2021 season before suffering a foot injury that sidelined him for remainder of year … Started first 3 games in 2022 before an injury sidelined him for 5 games … In college career, has appeared in 20 games (14 at LSU, 6 at Georgia) with 10 starts, all coming at LSU … 68 career tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and an interception … Majoring in sports administration.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2022 at LSU)
Appeared in 9 games with 5 starts … Started first 3 games of the season … Missed next 5 games due to an injury … Returned to action in LSU’s win over Alabama … Other starts came vs. Georgia and Purdue … Opened season with 8 tackles, including 2 for losses (-5 yards), against Florida State … Finished seasons strong with 8 tackles vs. Georgia in the SEC Championship Game and 6 vs. Purdue in the Citrus Bowl … Had 5 tackles in SEC win over Mississippi State.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2021 at LSU)
Took over as a starter in the secondary during fall camp … Started at safety in season-opener at UCLA and remained there for first 5 games of season … Did not play again after suffering foot injury against Auburn … In 5 games, recorded 25 tackles and an interception … Had career-best 9 tackles in win over Mississippi State … First career interception came in win over Central Michigan … Opened season with 5 tackles at UCLA and followed that with 6 tackles against Central Michigan … Had a pair of tackles and broke up a pass vs. Auburn.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2020 at Georgia)
Appeared in six games and finished with 5 tackles … Saw action against Arkansas, Tennessee, Florida, South Carolina, Missouri, and Cincinnati) … Had season-best 3 tackles against Florida … Had 1 tackle against Arkansas and Tennessee.

HIGH SCHOOL
Standout at Madison Prep Academy, coached by Landry Williams and Mike Roach … Selected to play in the 2020 Under Armour All-America Game … 247Sports.com composite four-star prospect … Ranked as the #11 safety, #180 nationally and the #5 recruit out of the state of Louisiana … ESPN.com four-star recruit, ranked as the #6 cornerback, the #79 prospect nationally and the #4 recruit out of the state of Louisiana … PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, All-American, #17 SAF, #213 prospect nationally … Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #238 nationally and #10 in Louisiana … Played defensive back, wide receiver and spent some time at quarterback at Madison Prep, which had a 12-2 overall record in 2019 … Helped the Chargers reach the second round of the 2019 LHSAA Class 3A playoffs, notching a 75-yard interception return for a TD, three TD passes and four catches for 32 yards in second round setback … Made nine tackles and a sack, as well as a pair of receptions in a nationally-televised ESPNU game against Parkview Baptist … As a junior, he hauled in five TD passes at receiver, and had 47 tackles, eight pass breakups and five tackles for loss on defense.

Major Burns’ Career Highs
Tackles: 9 vs. Mississippi State, 2021
Tackles for loss: 2 vs. Florida State, 2022
Sacks: 0
Interceptions: 1 vs. Central Michigan, 2021

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