Robert Burns
RB
#39
Experience: 1 year
Height: 5-11
Age: 25
Weight: 222 lbs
College: Connecticut
Preseason
| WK | Game Date | OPP | RESULT | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | FUM | LOST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 08/26/2023 | Bills | L 21 - 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 08/19/2023 | @Colts | L 17 - 24 | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 08/12/2023 | Titans | W 23 - 17 |
Biography
CAREER
- Spent the 2023 season on the Chicago Bears practice squad.
COLLEGE
- Played four seasons (2018-20) for the University of Miami (Fla.) before transferring to the University of Connecticut for graduate school.
- With the Huskies in 2021, he played in ten games and totaled 12 carries for 45 yards, one reception for four yards, and returned three kicks for 58 yards.
- Saw action in nine games, primarily on special teams, as a redshirt junior in 2020 at Miami.
- Appeared in 12 games and totaled 116 rushing yards on 29 carries, in addition to two catches for 21 yards and one receiving touchdown in 2019 as a redshirt sophomore.
- Played in eight games in 2018 as a redshirt freshman.
- Redshirted his freshman year in 2017.
PERSONAL
- Played at Gulliver Prep in Pinecrest, Fla.
- Selected to play in the 2017 Under Armour All-America Game.
- Rushed for over 1,200 yards in high school and 15 career rushing touchdowns.
- Rated as a 4-star prospect and the No. 11 ranked running back overall by ESPN and as the No. 108 prospect nationwide in the ESPN 30.
- Pursued his master's degree in business administration at UConn.