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American football player (born 1993) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brandon Barnard Burks (born November 1, 1993) is an American gridiron football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Troy. Burks was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2016.
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Personal information | |||||||
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Born: | Enterprise, Alabama | November 1, 1993||||||
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Daleville (AL) | ||||||
College: | Troy | ||||||
Position: | Running back | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||
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Player stats at CFL.ca |
Burks attended Troy, where he played college football for the Trojans.
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | Wonderlic | ||
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5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
208 lb (94 kg) |
4.56 s | 1.52 s | 2.63 s | 4.18 s | 6.88 s | 37 in (0.94 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | 24 reps | 18[1] | ||
All values are from Pro Day[2] |
After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL draft, Burks signed with the Green Bay Packers on May 9, 2016.[3] On September 5, 2016, he was released by the Packers after initially making the 53-man roster the day before.[4] Burks was signed to the Packers' practice squad on November 2, 2016.[5] On November 11, 2016, he was released from the Packers' practice squad.[6]
On December 14, 2016, Burks was signed to the Jets' practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on December 28, 2016.[7] On April 26, 2017, Burks was waived by the Jets.[8]
In April 2018, Burks participated in The Spring League, a developmental league to highlight players in front of NFL and CFL scouts. Burks was the first player signed to a professional team when he agreed to terms with the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL on April 16.[9][10] Burks made a splash during the preseason, recreating a Spring League play against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats where he reversed direction numerous times to avoid tackles for a loss before streaking for a large gain.[11][12] In the two preseason games, Burks had 13 carries for 69 yards, as well as two catches for 42 yards and a score. As a result, Burks was assigned to the practice roster after the preseason, but was promoted to the active roster for the team's week 4 game against Edmonton.[13] He was also called up in weeks 6 and 15, handling reserve running back and returner duties in all three games, before being demoted back to the practice roster. Following a season ending injury to starting running back James Wilder Jr., and the trade of backup Martese Jackson, Burks assumed the starting role as the Argos limped to a last place finish to the season. In eight games played, Burks produced 283 yards on 45 carries, 125 yards and a touchdown on 18 receptions, and 72 yards on four kick returns. He was released by the Argonauts on February 3, 2020.[14]
Burks signed with the Edmonton Eskimos on February 11, 2020.[15]
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