Rodjay Burns

Height:
6-0
Weight:
215
Position:
OLB
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Louisville, Ky.
High School:
Trinity
Prev School:
Ohio State

Career Overview: Recorded 122 tackles in 31 career games, 121 coming at Louisville ... scored two career touchdowns -- one on special teams and one on defense ... recorded a career high 83 tackles in 2019.

2019: Made the move to the linebacker position and started all 13 games ... finished second on the team with a career best 83 tackles ... led the squad with 11 tackles for loss and added a pair of sacks ... recorded six solo tackles, including a sack against Notre Dame ... tallied seven tackles, two for loss and a sack versus Eastern Kentucky ... returned a fumble 30 yards for a touchdown against Western Kentucky ... finished with five tackles, one for loss, and a pass breakup at Florida State ... tallied three stops against Boston College ... had a career-best 16 tackles, forced a fumble and picked off a pass at Wake Forest ... finished with four tackles and a hurry against Clemson ... notched four tackles and a QB hurry in the win over Virginia ... tallied four tackles, 1.5 for loss, at Miami ... made eight tackles at NC State ... tied for the team lead with 12 tackles against Syracuse, including 1.5 for loss ... finished with four stops at Kentucky.

2018: Appeared in 10 games, making nine starts ... totaled 38 tackles and one interception ... averaged 15.2 yards a punt return — the second-best mark in school history ... recorded four tackles against Alabama in his first game at Louisville ... made his first start at cornerback in the win over Indiana State ... totaled a career-high five tackles and a pair of tackles for loss versus the Sycamores ... put the Cardinals on the board with a 55-yard punt return for a touchdown on his first career attempt ... totaled two tackles and had a punt return of 36 yards versus Western Kentucky ... credited with four tackles against Virginia ... intercepted his first career pass and returned it 34 yards to the Virginia three-yard line ... totaled one tackle versus Florida State ... recorded three tackles versus Georgia Tech ... tallied a season best eight tackles versus Boston College .... credited with six tackles versus Wake Forest and three at Clemson.

Before Louisville: Appeared in seven games at Ohio State ... returned an interception for touchdown versus Bowling Green ... tallied one tackle as a reserve defensive back … among the final commitments to Ohio State’s 2016 class of recruits … two-way specialist from Kentucky’s powerful Louisville Trinity program, which has 23 state championships including one in 2014 while Burns was a junior … the No. 3 “athlete” in the state according to ESPN … had Top 50 “athlete” status nationally by ESPN (No. 44) and Scout (No. 45) and was rated 73rd at cornerback by 247Sports … played safety and wide receiver in high school … had 54 tackles and eight interceptions combined as a junior and senior … was named a first-team all-state performer both years by the Associated Press … scored 14 receiving touchdowns in 2015, seven in 2014 and had a punt return score each year … totaled 91 receptions and 1,462 yards his final two seasons as receiver … helped Trinity to 11-win seasons each year … missed a repeat state title in 2015 after losing by one in the quarterfinals to eventual champ Male, 20-19 … was runner-up for Kentucky Mr. Football as a senior … son of Shekits Barbour and Roderick Burns ... sports administration major.