Player Profile

James Burns

WR • 5'8" • 157 lbs • Charlotte, NC, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

James Burns reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

15.4

Efficiency

70

Consistency

50

Season Value

58.9

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Miami (OH)

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
3
Primary stop by seasons
Miami (OH)
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Western Kentucky

James Burns, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Miami (OH). James Burns reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Miami (OH) paired 17 primary output with 100 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 70 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Miami (OH), UConn.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Duke

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2023 Regular Season · UConn

Games

2

Receiving Yards / G

10.5

Efficiency

70

Usage

15.4

Consistency

50

Best Game by takeover score

Duke

Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.

Game-by-Game Trend

12

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Florida International: 0. Duke: 21

Volume vs Efficiency

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

Losses10.5 · n=2
All Games10.5 · n=2

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

2 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Duke

Best efficiency game

70 vs Duke

Result
Sat 9/23vs DukeL 7-41221810.50024
Sat 9/16vs Florida InternationalL 17-24-2

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Miami (OH)

    2020-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UConn

    2023

    Final stop

Season Progression

202020212023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)161004.8
2021 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)171005.61
2023 Regular SeasonUConn217015.44

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Western Kentucky

Game with an explosive receiving profile.

12

Primary metric

12 receiving yards with a 40 efficiency score.

#2

Unknown

17

Primary metric

Game with an explosive receiving profile.

17 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

Ball State

16

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

16 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

Duke

21

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

21 receiving yards with a 70 efficiency score.

#5

Buffalo

0

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

0 receiving yards with a — efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Miami (OH)

17 primary output · 100 efficiency · 5.6 usage

75

#2

2020 Regular Season · Miami (OH)

60.9

16 primary · 100 efficiency · 4.8 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · UConn

58.9

21 primary · 70 efficiency · 15.4 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.7944

Rocky River · Charlotte, NC

Committed To
Miami (OH)
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

2

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

54

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 6 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
WR
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
3
Career receiving yards
54