LSU Gold
Position
Safety
Height
6'2
Weight
195
Class
Senior
Hometown
Baton Rouge, La.
High School
Madison Prep Academy
Previous School
Georgia
Experience
3L

Veteran team leader who enters his fourth season with the Tigers … 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 … Started all 13 games as safety for the Tigers in 2023, leading LSU in tackles with 93 … Enters 2024 season with 23 career starts – all at LSU … Played true freshman season at Georgia in 2020 … 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 33 games (27 at LSU, 6 at Georgia) … 161 career tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and 2 interceptions … Majoring in sports administration.

JUNIOR SEASON (2023 at LSU)
Started all 13 games at safety for the Tigers … Led LSU in tackles with 93 … Added 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 interception, 3 pass breakups and a pair of quarterback hurries …. Capped season with a career-best 14 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss in win over Wisconsin in the ReliaQuest Bowl … Had 12 tackles in win over Arkansas and 11 at Ole Miss … Returned an interception 17 yards for a fourth quarter touchdown to seal LSU’s win over Missouri … Had a sack for a 3-yard loss in win over Mississippi State.

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.

TRUE 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: 14 vs. Wisconsin, 2024 ReliaQuest Bowl
Tackles for loss: 2 vs. Florida State, 2022
Sacks: 1 at Mississippi State, 2023
Interceptions: 1, 2x (Last: at Missouri, 2023; First: vs. Central Michigan, 2021)

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