Juston Burris

Juston Burris (born August 4, 1993) is an American football safety for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at NC State and was drafted by the New York Jets in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft.

Juston Burris
Burris in 2019
No. 31 – Carolina Panthers
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1993-08-04) August 4, 1993
Roanoke, Virginia
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school:Broughton
(Raleigh, North Carolina)
College:NC State
NFL Draft:2016 / Round: 4 / Pick: 118
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Total tackles:71
Forced fumbles:2
Fumble recoveries:1
Pass deflections:14
Interceptions:4
Sacks:1.0
Player stats at NFL.com

High school career

Burris was selected to the NCPreps.com 4A all-state and All-conference teams in his senior season. He scored 11 touchdowns and had just under 1,000 receiving yards, 40 tackles and three interceptions in his senior year.

College career

At NC State, Burris started 28 straight games at cornerback. As a junior, he was sixth on the team in tackles and led the team in pass break ups.

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0 1⁄4 in
(1.84 m)		 212 lb
(96 kg)		 31 1⁄2 in
(0.80 m)		 8 7⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		 4.53 s 4.40 s 7.10 s 36.5 in
(0.93 m)		 10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)		 19 reps
All values from NFL Combine[1]

New York Jets

On April 30, 2016, Burris was drafted by the New York Jets in the fourth round (118th overall) in the 2016 NFL Draft.[2]

On September 10, 2017, in the season opener against the Buffalo Bills, Burris recorded an interception off of quarterback Tyrod Taylor. Burris's play occurred on the Jets' own 8-yard line and ended a long opening drive from the Bills.[3]

On October 27, 2018, Burris was waived by the Jets and was re-signed to the practice squad.[4]

Cleveland Browns

Burris was signed off the Jets' practice squad by the Cleveland Browns on November 7, 2018.[5]

On April 1, 2019, Burris re-signed with the Browns.[6] He was waived on September 1, 2019.[7]

Oakland Raiders

On September 13, 2019, Burris signed with the Oakland Raiders, but was waived six days later.[8]

Cleveland Browns (second stint)

Burris was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns on September 20, 2019.[9] In week 11 against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday Night Football, Burris sacked Mason Rudolph once and intercepted a pass thrown by Rudolph in the 21–7 win.[10]

Carolina Panthers

On March 20, 2020, Burris signed a two-year, $8 million contract with the Carolina Panthers.[11]

References
  1. "Juston Burris Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  2. "Jets select NC State cornerback Juston Burris in 4th round". wtop.com. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  3. "New York Jets at Buffalo Bills - September 10th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  4. Allen, Eric (October 27, 2018). "Jets Promote RB De'Angelo Henderson, Release CB Juston Burris". NewYorkJets.com.
  5. Gribble, Andrew (November 7, 2018). "Browns lose LB Christian Kirksey, DB E.J. Gaines for season". ClevelandBrowns.com.
  6. "Browns sign four players, waive three". ClevelandBrowns.com. April 1, 2019.
  7. "Browns claim 3 players via waivers". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 1, 2019.
  8. "Raiders sign Juston Burris; place Johnathan Abram on IR". Raiders.com. September 13, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  9. "Browns place TE David Njoku on injured reserve, claim S Juston Burris". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 20, 2019.
  10. "Browns, Steelers brawl at end of Cleveland's 21-7 win". www.espn.com. Associated Press. November 14, 2019. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  11. "Panthers sign safety Juston Burris". Panthers.com. March 20, 2020. Retrieved March 21, 2020.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.