Career Honors
- 2020: Pac-12 All-Conference (Honorable Mention)
- 2019: Pac-12 All-Conference (Honorable Mention)
- 2019: Team Defensive MVP
2020: All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention... Started all five games for the Wildcats in the COVID-19-shortened season... Rose his career starts number to 40, the second most among all Pac-12 players who played in the 2020 season... Set season high in total tackles with eight at UCLA, edging his seven-tackle performance in the season opener against USC... Tallied a tackle for a loss at Washington and in the Territorial Cup... Recovered a fumble in the Colorado game at home while also registering one pass breakup... Signed by the Arizona Cardinals as a free agent immediately after the 2021 NFL Draft.
2019: Started all 12 games for the Wildcats at cornerback...Named Team Defensive MVP after the season at the Arizona Football Honors...Totaled 47 tackles, including a half for a loss...Led the team in interceptions (four) and pass breakups (seven)...Will enter his redshirt senior season with 25 pass breakups, which ranks tied for 15
th in program history...Opened the 2019 season with four tackles and an interception against Hawai’i (Aug. 24)...Had one of his most complete efforts of the season in Week 3 in win over Texas Tech (Sept. 14) with six tackles, a half tackle-for-loss, an interception and three pass breakups...Picked off his third pass of the season in home win over UCLA (Sept. 28)...Totaled three tackles and two pass breakups against Washington (Oct. 12)...Picked up another pass breakup the following week at USC (Oct. 19)...Posted a season-high 10 tackles in home game against Oregon State (Nov. 2)...Registered his fourth interception of the season and two tackles in final home game of the season against Utah (Nov. 23)...Had six tackles in the final game of the season against Arizona State (Nov. 30).
2018: Started all 10 games he played at boundary corner, missing two contests (UCLA, ASU) due to injury…Led the team and ranked tied for fourth in the conference with 11 passes broken up…Finished fifth on the team with 39 tackles, 31 of which where unassisted…Missed finale against ASU (Nov. 24), but recorded four solo stops in his final contest at Washington State (Nov. 17)…Recorded four tackles, including a TFL, along with four pass breakups in win over Colorado (Nov. 2)…Recovered a fumble, broke up a pass and had one solo stop in upset of No. 19 Oregon (Oct. 27)…Missed contest at UCLA (Oct. 20)…Registered a season-high eight tackles with 1.0 sacks at Utah (Oct. 12)…Turned in five solo tackles and broke up a pass in win over California (Oct. 6)…Had one tackle and one pass breakup against USC (Sept. 29)…Collected seven tackles and knocked down a pass in road win at Oregon State (Sept. 22)…Three solo stops and two breakups in win against Southern Utah (Sept. 15)…Collected three solo tackles at Houston (Sept. 8)…Opened season with three tackles and three pass breakups against BYU (Sept. 1).
2017: Started all 13 games at the “boundary” cornerback position … Was named to College Football News’ All-Pac-12 first team … Tied for the Pac-12 lead and ranked second nationally among freshmen with five interceptions … Also second on the team with seven pass breakups … Totaled 81 tackles, including 59 solo stops, while registered 3.5 tackles for loss and one sack … Recorded six solo tackles and notched first career sack against Purdue in Foster Farms Bowl (Dec. 27) … Intercepted a pass, broke up another and totaled eighth tackles – seven solo – at Arizona State (Nov. 25) … Collected six tackles at Oregon (Nov. 18) … Chipped in three solo tackles while intercepting a pass and returning it 24 yards in victory over Oregon State (Nov. 11) … Collected five tackles and broke up at a pass at USC (Nov. 4) … Registered four solo stops, including one for loss, while intercepting a pass and breaking up another in upset of No. 15 Washington State (Oct. 28) … Set a career high with 12 tackles, while intercepting a pass and adding a break up in road win at California (Oct. 21) … Tallied six tackles with a pass breakup in win over UCLA (Oct. 14) … Combined for 10 tackles with a pass breakup in road victory at Colorado (Oct. 7) … Collected six tackles in contest against Utah (Sept. 22) … Had one stop and a half-tackle for loss in road win at UTEP (Sept. 15) … Totaled seven solo stops and intercepted first career pass against Houston (Sept. 9) … Started and accounted for seven tackles and a pass breakup in opening win over NAU (Sept. 2).
2016: Impressed coaches in preseason camp and expected to be a key contributor in secondary, but played in only two games before suffering season-ending injury to allow for a redshirt season … Made collegiate debut against BYU (Sept. 3) in Cactus Kickoff Classic in Glendale, Ariz. … Collected first collegiate tackle in home-opening game against Grambling State (Sept. 10).
High School: Graduated in 2016 from Linfield Christian High School (Calif.) …. Rated three-star prospect by Scout.com, Rivals.com and 247 Sports … Three-time team captain as all-purpose standout … Earned first team All-CIF honors … Played quarterback, running back, receiver and returner … Played basketball and ran track, earning CIF Division 4 triple jump championship.
Personal: Son of DeChon and Enid Burns…Father played football (1989) and baseball (1992) at USC…Has one brother, Simeon, and one sister, Jailyn…Majored in General Studies with an emphasis in Social Behavior & Human Understanding...Currently nondegree seeking graduate.
