New York Giants · LB · 3 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Florida State (2019 Round 1, Pick 16)

Brian Burns

Downfield Score v7.0 withheldNeeds 15 defensive plays; 14 recorded. The score is withheld until Brian Burns reaches the minimum.
Combined tackles
44 solo · 0 ast
Sacks & QB hits
02 QB hits
Tackles for loss
00 forced fumbles
Coverage
0 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps
11638.7 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play
+0.119Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 156 qualified LBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per team game, regressed8% weight · Raw 0.70 → Shrunk n/a
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Tackles per game32% weight · Raw 0.02 → Shrunk n/a
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Weighted defensive disruption per game14% weight · Raw 0.05 → Shrunk n/a
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Combined tackle rate, regressed18% weight · Raw 2.4% → Shrunk n/a
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Solo tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 2.4% → Shrunk n/a
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Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 1.9% → Shrunk n/a
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Coverage disruption rate, regressed4% weight · Raw 0.0% → Shrunk n/a
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Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.119 → Shrunk n/a
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2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Brian Burns. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

WeekDateMatchupResultTacklesSoloSacksTFLQB hitsPDINTDef. snaps
Week 1Sep 13, 2026vs DALW 28-20220000049
Week 2Sep 21, 2026@ LAL 6-28220010042
Week 3Sep 27, 2026vs TENW 12-7000010025

College to the NFL: Florida State to New York Giants

Verified identity bridge linking Brian Burns's college regular-season tackles at Florida State to official NFL game lines.

Florida State (College tackles)

232016
442017
532018
1616th pick
2019 Draft

NYG (NFL tackles)

252019
582020
462021
592022
432023
642024
672025
42026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 8 seasons.

SeasonClubGTacklesSoloAstSacksTFLQBHPDINTFFDef. snaps
2019CAR16251967.5516001477
2020CAR155835239821403750
2021CAR1746271991018402840
2022CAR1659302912.51622301951
2023CAR1643251881318201814
2024NYG176435298.51718802866
2025NYG1767392816.52231703862
2026 (so far)NYG3440002000116

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