SMSU Athletics

Honors & Awards:
•All-NSIC First Team South (2022)
•All-NSIC First Team South (2021)
•D2football.com Preseason All-American Second Team (2021)
•All-NSIC First Team South (2019)
•Don Hansen All-American Third Team (2019)

2022: Played all 11 games ... team captain ... first team All-NSIC South honoree ... led the team with 103 tackles ... recorded seven for loss and two sacks ... had a season high 13 tackles against Augustana ... finished with double-digit tackles in six games.

2021: Started all 11 games ... team captain ... first team All-NSIC South honoree ... led the NSIC with 106 tackles ... recorded four for loss and one sack ... had 14 tackles vs. Northern State and UMary ... finished with double-digit tackles in five games. 

2020: Season canceled.

2019: Started all 11 games ... team captain ... named first team All-NSIC South ... selected third team All-American by Don Hansen Football ... named first team All-Region by Don Hansen Football ... named SMSU Defensive Player of the Year ... led the NSIC with 108 tackles ... also recorded 5.5 tackles for loss ... had a 19-yard interception return for a touchdown at Upper Iowa ... also had one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... season-high 16 tackles vs. Bemidji State ... had 14 tackles vs. Winona State ... recorded 12 tackles with two for loss at Wayne State ... named team defensive player of the game vs. Bemidji State.

2018: Started in all 11 games ... recorded 48 tackles and one half sack ... season-high nine tackles vs. Wayne State ... one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries on the season with one forced and one recovered at UMary ... one interception returned for seven yards at Minnesota Duluth ... also had one pass break-up.

High School: 2018 graduate of Robbinsdale Cooper HS ... played for coach Willie Howard … named district MVP … recorded 136 tackles, including 10 for loss … also registered six interceptions … played in Minnesota All-Star game … named to KARE 11 all-state team.

Personal: Born Oct. 13, 1999 ... son of Casper Burns ... exercise science major.