West Virginia University Athletics

• Has played in 29 career games with 23 starts

2023 (Jr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 Conference Second Team
• All-Big 12 Conference Honorable-Mention Honoree (Coaches)
• Started all 12 games in which he played at safety
• Finished with 47 tackles, including 39 solo stops, 3.5 tackles for loss, one sack, four pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery
• Second on the team in interceptions (2)
• Registered four tackles, including three solo stops and an interception against North Carolina in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl
• Recorded six tackles, including five unassisted tackles and a sack at Baylor
• Had four tackles against Cincinnati
• Finished with six tackles, including five solo stops at Oklahoma
• Posted three solo stops and had a forced fumble and recovered the fumble against BYU
• Had three solo tackles at UCF
• Registered five tackles, including four unassisted tackles and a pass breakup against Oklahoma State
• Had four solo tackles at TCU
• Season-high seven tackles, including six unassisted tackles, a tackle for loss and two pass breakups against Texas Tech
• Finished with two tackles, assisted on a tackle for loss and had an interception that he returned for 26 yards against Pitt
• Posted three solo tackles, including one for loss against Duquesne

2022 (So.)

• Academic All-Big 12 Conference First Team
• Started all 12 games at safety
• 2022 All-Big 12 Conference Second Team DB (AP)
• 2022 PFF All-Big 12 Team (Defense)
• Second leading tackler for WVU with 66 tackles, including 46 solo stops, one sack, 4.5 tackles for loss, one interception, one forced fumble and two pass breakups
• Has one 10-plus tackle game in his career
• Totaled at least six tackles in six games in 2022
• Tallied five tackles, including a TFL, at Oklahoma State
• Posted five tackles, including four solos and 1.5 tackles for loss, against Oklahoma
• Led the team in tackles, with nine, at Iowa State
• Made three tackles against TCU
• Finished with a career-best 10 tackles at Texas Tech, including the first sack of his career
• Tallied six tackles for the second consecutive game, intercepted the first pass of his career and registered his first career fumble recovery against Baylor
• Finished with six tackles, including five solo stops, at Texas
• Posted two tackles at Virginia Tech
• Made six tackles against Kansas
• Earned his first career start at Pitt and finished with a career-high six tackles

2021 (Fr.)

• Played six games at safety before sustaining a season-ending injury against TCU
• Finished with solo tackles against Long Island and at Baylor

High School

• Played safety for coach Kyle Sasser at Auburndale High
• Saw action in only five games as a senior due to injury, but still totaled 28 tackles, two sacks, four tackles for loss, five forced fumbles and one fumble recovery
• Also ran for 96 yards on four attempts with two scores
• Helped team to a 5-4 record and the first round of the Florida Class 6A playoffs
• Led Auburndale to an 8-3 record as a junior and finished with 63 tackles, six sacks, 17 tackles for loss, two interceptions, six pass breakups, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries
• Forced four fumbles in one game
• In just 15 snaps against Pasco, he recorded a pick-six, two sacks and a safety
• As a sophomore in 2018, he totaled 45 tackles, two tackles for loss, two interceptions, three pass breakups and one forced fumble
• In his initial season, he contributed 32 tackles, three sacks, 10 tackles for loss, three interceptions, two pass breakups and two forced fumbles
• Three-star rating from 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN
• 247Sports ranks him as the No. 53 best safety in the country and the No. 85 top recruit in Florida
• Rivals lists him as the No. 95 best recruit in Florida, while ESPN has him No. 67 overall at his position

Personal

• Son of Tommy and Audrey Burks
• One of two children (1 sister)
• Majoring in sport leadership
• Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll