Burks joined the Bengals as an unrestricted free agent in the 2025 offseason and played in all 17 games with nine starts in his first year with Cincinnati ... He contributed 34 tackles, one PD, one FF and one FR defensively, while also recording 14 tackles on special teams ... He previously spent the 2024 campaign with Philadelphia, emerging as one of the Eagles' top performers during their postseason run to a Super Bowl LIX title ... Netted 24 tackles, three TFLs, one sack and two total FFs (one on kickoff coverage) during Philadelphia's four-game playoff run ... Entered the NFL as a third-round draft pick of Green Bay in 2018 and spent his first four seasons ('18-21) with Packers, before playing for San Francisco from '22-23 ... Has been a part of six playoff teams in eight pro seasons.
Career transactions: Selected by Green Bay in third round of NFL Draft (88th overall) on 4-27-18 ... Signed with Packers on 5-17-18 ... Packers contract expired on 3-16-22; became unrestricted free agent ... Signed with San Francisco as unrestricted free agent on 3-17-22 ... 49ers contract expired on 3-13-24; became unrestricted free agent ... Signed with Philadelphia as unrestricted free agent on 3-19-24 ... Contract terminated by Eagles on 8-27-24 ... Signed to Eagles practice squad on 8-28-24 ... Signed to Eagles roster on 8-29-24 ... Eagles contract expired on 3-12-25; became unrestricted free agent ... Signed with Cincinnati as unrestricted free agent on 3-17-25.
2018—Played in 14 games with four starts as a rookie for Green Bay ... Inactive for first two games due to shoulder injury ... Totaled 16 defensive tackles and ranked second on team with eight special teams stops ... Made NFL debut on Sept. 23 at Washington and logged two tackles ... Posted season-high four solo tackles on Oct. 7 at Detroit.
2019—Played in 12 games for Green Bay ... Inactive for first four games due to chest injury ... Logged six defensive tackles and five ST tackles ... Played in two postseason games and tallied three defensive tackles along with three ST stops ... Made postseason debut in Divisional Playoff on Jan. 12 vs. Seattle and had three defensive tackles along with three ST stops.
2020—Played in all 16 regular-season games and two postseason games for Green Bay ... Recorded 11 tackles, one TFL and one FF ... Had 10 ST tackles (second on team) and one FF ... First career FF came on KOR on Sept. 27 at New Orleans (recovered by Saints) ... Had first career defensive FF on Oct. 25 at Houston (recovered by Texans) ... Tallied season-high five tackles (one TFL) on Nov. 5 at San Francisco ... Recorded two special teams tackles in postseason.
2021—Played in all 17 regular-season games with three starts at LB for Green Bay ... Registered 26 tackles (16 solos), with one TFL and a half-sack ... Ranked second on team with 10 ST tackles ... Recorded first career half-sack on Sept. 26 at San Francisco, helping bring down QB Jimmy Garoppolo in fourth quarter ... Posted season-high six tackles with a TFL on Oct. 3 vs. Pittsburgh ... Had two ST tackles in Divisional Playoff on Jan. 22 vs. San Francisco.
2022—Played in all 17 regular-season games with three starts for San Francisco ... Totaled 26 tackles, one TFL, a half-sack and one PF ... Also had 12 special teams tackles (third on team) ... Notched season-high seven stops (four solos), with a TFL and a PD on Oct. 30 at L.A. Rams ... Played in three postseason games, totaling one defensive tackle and two ST tackles.
2023—Played in 15 regular-season games with five starts for San Francisco ... Inactive for two games (Games 14-15) ... Registered career-high 45 tackles (29 solos), three TFLs, one sack, one PD and one INT ... Added one ST tackle ... Recorded first career INT on Oct. 8 vs. Dallas, picking off QB Dak Prescott in fourth quarter and returning it 11 yards ... Led team with season-high eight tackles on Oct. 15 at Cleveland ... Had first career full sack on Jan. 7 vs. L.A. Rams, taking down QB Carson Wentz on fourth down in fourth quarter ... Played in all three postseason games, totaling eight tackles ... Logged five tackles in Super Bowl LVIII vs. Kansas City.
2024—Played in all 17 regular-season games with two starts for Philadelphia ... Recorded 31 tackles (15 solos), two TFLs, one PD and one FF ... Led team with 10 special teams tackles and had one FF on kickoff coverage ... Led team with career-high 17 tackles (eight solos), with two TFLs, on Jan. 5 vs. N.Y. Giants ... Played in all four postseason games, starting each of final three ... Totaled 24 postseason tackles (third-most on team), with three TFLs and one sack, while adding one PD and one FF ... Also had one special teams tackle and one ST forced fumble ... In Wild Card Playoff vs. Green Bay, forced a fumble on opening kickoff return that was recovered by Eagles at Packers' 28-yard line; play led to game's first TD three plays later ... In NFC Championship vs. Washington, forced a fumble late in third quarter that was recovered by Philadelphia at midfield, setting up Eagles TD drive; finished NFC title game with nine tackles and a sack ... Logged five tackles in Super Bowl LIX win over Kansas City.
2025—Played in all 17 games with nine starts for Cincinnati ... Recorded 34 tackles (11 solos), one TFL, one PD, one FF and one FR ... Also had 14 ST tackles (fourth on team) ... Made first start of season on Sept. 14 vs. Jacksonville and had two defensive tackles along with two ST stops ... Forced a fumble on Sept. 21 at Minnesota (recovered by Vikings), and finished with three tackles ... Had season-high three ST tackles on Oct. 16 vs. Pittsburgh ... Logged five tackles and a PD on Nov. 2 vs. Chicago ... Notched season-high eight defensive tackles along with an ST stop on Nov. 16 at Pittsburgh ... On Dec. 7 at Buffalo, recovered a fumble in Bengals' end zone late in third quarter, leading to Cincinnati TD drive on ensuing possession.
College: Spent four seasons (2014-17) at Vanderbilt University ... Played in 45 career games with 40 starts, and totaled 237 tackles (136 solos), 15.5 TFLs, 4.5 sacks, 27 PDs, five INTs, two FFs and three FRs ... Lined up at safety for first two seasons, then transitioned to LB during junior campaign ... Had career-high 82 tackles as a senior in 2017 (second-most on team), with seven TFLs in first full season at inside LB ... Started all 12 games at free safety as a sophomore in 2015, and recorded career highs in PDs (nine) and INTs (three).
High school/personal: Hometown is Lorton, Va. ... Attended South County High School in Lorton, where he earned first-team all-state and district Defensive Player of the Year honors as a senior ... Posted 123 tackles, 17 TFLs, 3.5 sacks, three INTs and six FFs in senior season ... Graduated from Vanderbilt in fall of 2017 with degree in human and organizational development.
