Going into the 2023 football season, LSU Wire will be looking at each player listed on the Tigers’ roster.
Over the preseason, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for Brian Kelly this season.
LSU has a lot of new faces in the secondary, but we’re taking a look at one of its returning players in [autotag]Major Burns[/autotag]. The former Georgia transfer will comprise one-half of a veteran safety duo that should be a strength for LSU this fall.
Major Burns Preseason Player Profile
Hometown: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Ht: 6-2
Wt: 193
247Sports Composite Ranking
Four Stars | No. 7 in Louisiana | No. 13 Safety
Class in 2022: Sophomore
Career Stats
| Year | G | Total | Solo | TFL | Sacks | FF | PD | INT |
| 2020 (Georgia) | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 9 | 38 | 22 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Depth Chart Overview
Burns is a former top-200 recruit who returned to The Boot after his true freshman season at Georgia didn’t exactly go as planned. He appeared in six games but made just five tackles during a shortened 2020 season, and he decided to transfer to LSU following its conclusion.
Though he only saw playing time in five games in 2021 with the Tigers, he had a much bigger role. He received starting reps at safety and finished the year with 25 tackles, two pass breakups and an interception.
In 2022, he made five starts in nine appearances. He started the first three games before he was sidelined with an injury and ultimately split starting reps down the stretch with Joe Foucha. Entering 2023, Burns should have a starting job locked down but could be pushed by players like [autotag]Jordan Allen[/autotag] and [autotag]Matthew Langlois[/autotag] or a true freshman.