Linebacker, Florida, 2018–22
Amari Burney
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 228 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Saint Petersburg, FL
- Born
- Jun 12, 2000, in St. Petersburg, Florida
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Amari Burney played linebacker at Florida (2018–22). The Las Vegas Raiders took Burney in round 6, No. 203 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
10tackles, career hightwice; last at Vanderbilt, 20222sacks, career highat Tennessee, 2022Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Florida | 2 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Florida | 2 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Florida | 2 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Florida | 2 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Florida | 2 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′2″ | 228 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2022 Florida 12 games, 71 tackles, 4 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Utah | W 29–26 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Kentucky | L 16–26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. South Florida | W 31–28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | at Tennessee | L 33–38 | 8 | 7 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Eastern Washington | W 52–17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Missouri | W 24–17 | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. LSU | L 35–45 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Georgia | L 20–42 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | at Texas A&M | W 41–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. South Carolina | W 38–6 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Vanderbilt | L 24–31 | 10 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | at Florida State | L 38–45 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2021 Florida 13 games, 44 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 35–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | atSouth Florida | W 42–20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Alabama | L 29–31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs.Tennessee | W 38–14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | atKentucky | L 13–20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs.Vanderbilt | W 42–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | atLSU | L 42–49 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Georgia | L 7–34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | atSouth Carolina | L 17–40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Samford | W 70–52 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | atMissouri | L 23–24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Florida State | W 24–21 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. UCF | L 17–29 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2020 Florida 12 games, 52 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | at Ole Miss | W 51–35 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs.South Carolina | W 38–24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | atTexas A&M | L 38–41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs.Missouri | W 41–17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs.Georgia | W 44–28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs. Arkansas | W 63–35 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | atVanderbilt | W 38–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs.Kentucky | W 34–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | atTennessee | W 31–19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | vs.LSU | L 34–37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | vs.Alabama | L 46–52 | 10 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Oklahoma | L 20–55 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2019 Florida 8 games, 37 tackles, 1 INT
2018 Florida 9 games, 12 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 53–6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs.Kentucky | L 16–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Colorado State | W 48–10 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 22 | atTennessee | W 47–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at Mississippi State | W 13–6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs.Missouri | L 17–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Idaho | W 63–10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | atFlorida State | W 41–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Michigan | W 41–15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2023 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅜″ |
| Weight | 233 lb |
| Arm length | 31¾″ |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ |
| Wingspan | 77″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.51 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.62 s |
| Vertical jump | 33″ |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.00 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.20 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 13 games with a stat; latest team: Las Vegas Raiders.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Las Vegas Raiders | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Las Vegas Raiders | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL career | 13 | 30 | 1 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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