Juston Burris
Juston Burris (born August 4, 1993) is an American football safety for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at NC State and was drafted by the New York Jets in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
Burris in 2019 | |||||||||||||||
No. 31 – Carolina Panthers | |||||||||||||||
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Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born: | Roanoke, Virginia | August 4, 1993||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school: | Broughton (Raleigh, North Carolina) | ||||||||||||||
College: | NC State | ||||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2016 / Round: 4 / Pick: 118 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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High school career
Burris was selected to the NCPreps.com 4A all-state and All-conference teams in his senior season. He scored 11 touchdowns and had just under 1,000 receiving yards, 40 tackles and three interceptions in his senior year.
College career
At NC State, Burris started 28 straight games at cornerback. As a junior, he was sixth on the team in tackles and led the team in pass break ups.
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 0 1⁄4 in (1.84 m) |
212 lb (96 kg) |
31 1⁄2 in (0.80 m) |
8 7⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
4.53 s | 4.40 s | 7.10 s | 36.5 in (0.93 m) |
10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) |
19 reps | |||
All values from NFL Combine[1] |
New York Jets
On April 30, 2016, Burris was drafted by the New York Jets in the fourth round (118th overall) in the 2016 NFL Draft.[2]
On September 10, 2017, in the season opener against the Buffalo Bills, Burris recorded an interception off of quarterback Tyrod Taylor. Burris's play occurred on the Jets' own 8-yard line and ended a long opening drive from the Bills.[3]
On October 27, 2018, Burris was waived by the Jets and was re-signed to the practice squad.[4]
Cleveland Browns
Burris was signed off the Jets' practice squad by the Cleveland Browns on November 7, 2018.[5]
On April 1, 2019, Burris re-signed with the Browns.[6] He was waived on September 1, 2019.[7]
Oakland Raiders
On September 13, 2019, Burris signed with the Oakland Raiders, but was waived six days later.[8]
Cleveland Browns (second stint)
Burris was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns on September 20, 2019.[9] In week 11 against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday Night Football, Burris sacked Mason Rudolph once and intercepted a pass thrown by Rudolph in the 21–7 win.[10]
Carolina Panthers
On March 20, 2020, Burris signed a two-year, $8 million contract with the Carolina Panthers.[11]
References
- "Juston Burris Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- "Jets select NC State cornerback Juston Burris in 4th round". wtop.com. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- "New York Jets at Buffalo Bills - September 10th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
- Allen, Eric (October 27, 2018). "Jets Promote RB De'Angelo Henderson, Release CB Juston Burris". NewYorkJets.com.
- Gribble, Andrew (November 7, 2018). "Browns lose LB Christian Kirksey, DB E.J. Gaines for season". ClevelandBrowns.com.
- "Browns sign four players, waive three". ClevelandBrowns.com. April 1, 2019.
- "Browns claim 3 players via waivers". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 1, 2019.
- "Raiders sign Juston Burris; place Johnathan Abram on IR". Raiders.com. September 13, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- "Browns place TE David Njoku on injured reserve, claim S Juston Burris". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 20, 2019.
- "Browns, Steelers brawl at end of Cleveland's 21-7 win". www.espn.com. Associated Press. November 14, 2019. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
- "Panthers sign safety Juston Burris". Panthers.com. March 20, 2020. Retrieved March 21, 2020.