Morgan Burns

Height:
5-11
Weight:
195
Class:
Junior
High School:
Trinity Academy

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CAREER HONORS
• 2015 First Team All-American [kr] (USA TODAY Sports, CBS Sports, FOX Sports)
• 2015 Second Team All-American [kr] (Sporting News)
• 2015 Second Team All-American [all-purpose] (Associated Press)
• 2015 Honorable Mention All-American Kick Returner (Sports Illustrated)
• 2015 Third Team All-American [kr] (Phil Steele)
• 2015 Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year (Coaches)
• 2015 First Team All-Big 12 [kr] (Coaches)
• 2015 Second Team All-Big 12 [all-purpose] (Associated Press)
• 2015 Honorable Mention All-Big 12 [db] (Coaches)
• 2015 Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week (TT, IS, KU, WV)

CAREER: One of the fastest players on the team who turned out to be one of the best kickoff-return men in school history... Tied the school’s career record for kickoff-return touchdowns (4), while he ranks second in school history in career average (30.8), third in yards (1,572) and sixth in attempts (51)... Also tied the Big 12 record for career kickoff-return touchdowns... Played in 48 career games with 24 starts at cornerback... Helped K-State accumulate a 34-18 record, a Big 12 Championship in 2012 and four-straight bowl berths.

2015 (Click Here for 2015 Game-by-Game Stats): The top kickoff-return man in the country who went on to earn multiple All-America accolades – including first-team honors from USA TODAY Sports, CBS Sports and FOX Sports – in addition to being named the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year, marking the third-straight season a Wildcat won the award... It was just the second time in league history one school had the offensive, defensive or special teams player of the year in three-consecutive seasons... Named the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week over the final four weeks of the season, setting a league record for consecutive honors... Broke the school record for single-season kickoff-returns yards (1,138), a mark that ranks third in Big 12 history... Tied the school and Big 12 records for kickoff-return touchdowns (4), while he finished second in K-State history in total returns (34) and third in average (33.5)... Led the nation in kickoff-return touchdowns, while he ranked third nationally and first in the Big 12 in kickoff-return average... Also ranked 13th nationally in punt-return touchdowns after recovering a blocked punt for a score at Kansas... Had two 100-yard kickoff returns, the first player in school history and first Big 12 player since 2011 to accomplish the feat... First 100-yard score came on the season-opening kickoff against South Dakota, which is believed to be the first occurrence in school history... It was also the first by a Wildcat to open any game since 2006, while it extended K-State’s nation-leading streak with at least one kickoff-return score to 11 years... Had return touchdowns in consecutive games – at Texas Tech and against Iowa State – the first Wildcat since Tyler Lockett in 2011 to accomplish the feat... Broke school record with 221 kickoff-return yards at Texas Tech, the most by a Big 12 player since 2011 and third-most nationally during the season... His seven returns at Texas Tech ranks second in school history... Also had 201 return yards on three attempts against West Virginia, the highest average (67.0) and second-most total yards in a game in school history, while it was the eighth-most nationally during the season... Also had 91 return yards in the 2016 AutoZone Liberty Bowl against Arkansas, the third-most in K-State’s bowl history.

Started 12 games at cornerback, recording 38 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss and 11 passes defended... Ranked seventh in the Big 12 in passes defended... Recorded an interception at Kansas, a game in which he also forced a fumble on a punt and recovered a blocked punt for a touchdown... Came back with another blocked punt in the regular-season finale against West Virginia... Voted a team captain for the 2015 season.

2014 (Click Here for Game-by-Game Stats): Started 12 games, finishing sixth on the squad with 55 tackles, tying for second on the team with three interceptions and tallying seven pass breakups... Two of his interceptions came against Texas Tech to tie for the most in the Big 12 during the season and the seventh most in a game in school history... Carded a career-high eight tackles the next game at No. 11 Oklahoma and intercepted his third pass of the year in the end zone to halt a potential Sooner scoring drive... Had four games with six tackles, including against Kansas when he carded his first-career sack... Also excelled in the return game by averaging 30.7 yards on 12 kickoff returns, ranking third in the Big 12 in average... Returned a kickoff 86 yards for a touchdown against Oklahoma State, pushing K-State’s kickoff-return touchdown streak to a national best 10-straight seasons... Also totaled 105 kickoff-return yards on three attempts against Stephen F. Austin, while he had a 65-yard return against Kansas.

2013 (Click Here for Game-by-Game Stats): Played in 12 games... Tallied kickoff-coverage tackles against Oklahoma State and Baylor.

2012 (Click Here for Game-by-Game Stats): Saw time in 12 games, leading the team with 10 special teams tackles... Also made one defensive stop to give him 11 total tackles... Had two tackles against Miami, West Virginia and Texas Tech, while he carded one in five other games.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Trinity Academy under head coach Tyler Ryan... A three-time all-league pick at both defensive back and running back... A two-time all-metro selection... Rushed for 2,700 yards and 36 touchdowns over his final two seasons... Also a state champion in track at 100m, 200m and 400m and a member of the state-champion basketball squad.

PERSONAL: Morgan Scott Burns was born May 19, 1993, in Overland Park, Kansas... Son of Brad and Greta Burns... Has three siblings, Chandler, Tyler and Ashley... Tyler signed with K-State in 2015... Majoring in communications studies.