2020: Appeared in all 16 games, totaling 11 tackles (eight solo), a tackle for a loss and a forced fumble. Ranked No. 2 on the team with a career-high 10 special teams tackles and registered a forced fumble on special teams…Appeared in both postseason games and made three special teams tackles…At New Orleans (Sept. 27): Played 13 snaps on defense and 24 snaps on special teams, recording two solo tackles, two special teams tackles and the first forced fumble of his career. On a kickoff midway through the first quarter, punched the ball out from Saints KR Deonte Harris at the NO 23, a fumble that was recovered by New Orleans…At Tampa Bay (Oct. 18): Recorded one solo tackle on 14 defensive snaps and one special teams tackle on 25 special teams snaps…At Houston (Oct. 25): Made two tackles (one solo) and forced a fumble while playing five defensive snaps. Late in the third quarter, jarred the ball loose while bringing down RB Duke Johnson, a fumble that Houston recovered…At San Francisco (Nov. 5): Tied for the team lead and set a career high by posting five tackles (three solo) and a tackle for a loss on 34 defensive snaps. Early in the third quarter, scraped off the left edge to drop RB JaMycal Hasty for a 1-yard loss. Also recorded a special teams tackle on 18 special teams snaps…At Indianapolis (Nov. 22): Led the team with two special teams tackles in 26 snaps of work…Vs. Chicago (Nov. 29): Made a solo tackle in five snaps of action on defense. Also recorded a tackle while playing 19 snaps on special teams…Vs. L.A. Rams (NFC Divisional, Jan. 16): Registered one tackle in 18 plays of work on special teams…Vs. Tampa Bay (NFC Championship, Jan. 24): Got in for 22 plays on special teams, making two tackles.
2019: Played in 12 contests and posted eight tackles (four solo) on defense…Was tied for No. 4 on the team with five tackles on special teams...Was inactive (chest) for the first four games of the season…Appeared in both postseason games and posted three tackles (all assisted) on defense and three tackles on special teams (team high)…At Dallas (Oct. 6): Made his season debut, recording two tackles on defense (one solo) and a tackle on special teams…Vs. Detroit (Oct. 14): Appeared on five plays on defense and 23 on special teams, finishing with two tackles (one solo) on defense…Vs. Oakland (Oct. 20): Registered three tackles (one solo) on defense and added a tackle on special teams, drilling WR Trevor Davis on the opening kickoff at the Oakland 18…At N.Y. Giants (Dec. 1): Recorded a season-best two tackles on special teams and registered a solo tackle on defense…Vs. Seattle (NFC Divisional, Jan. 12): Registered three assisted tackles on defense and three tackles on special teams, including a stop of RB Travis Homer at the Seattle 18 on a second-quarter kickoff return.
2018: Played in 14 games with four starts and posted 16 tackles (13 solo) on defense...Ranked No. 2 on the team with eight tackles on special teams...Was inactive (shoulder) for the first two games of the season…At Washington (Sept. 23): Made his NFL debut, appearing on eight plays on defense and 10 on special teams and posting two tackles on defense (one solo)…At Detroit (Oct. 7): Made his first career start, opening at ILB and posting a season-high four tackles (all solo) in 25 snaps of action...At L.A. Rams (Oct. 28): Posted a season-best two tackles on special teams and a tackle on defense…Vs. Miami (Nov. 11): Matched his season high with two special teams tackles as he made stops on Green Bay's first two kickoffs of the game. Downed a 37-yard JK Scott punt at the Miami 7 late in the first half…Vs. Detroit (Dec. 30): Started at ILB, appearing on five snaps and posting an assisted tackle.
COLLEGE: Played in 45 games with 40 starts in four seasons and registered 237 tackles (136 solo), 15½ tackles for a loss, 4½ sacks, five interceptions, 27 passes defensed, two forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries…Earned his degree in human and organizational development…Senior season (2017): Played in 12 games with 11 starts at inside linebacker…Posted career highs in tackles (82), solo tackles (45) and tackles for a loss (seven), ranking No. 2 on the team in total tackles and solo tackles and No. 4 in tackles for a loss…Ranked No. 15 in the SEC in total tackles…Added a sack, a fumble recovery, an INT and four passes defensed…Led the team with a career-high 15 tackles (six solo), including 1½ tackles for a loss, at Florida (Sept. 30)…Junior season (2016): Appeared in all 13 games with 10 starts at a linebacker/safety hybrid position, recording 59 tackles (40 solo), 6½ tackles for a loss and a career-best 3½ sacks…Added a team-high 6½ QB hurries, a forced fumble, an INT and seven passes defensed…Sophomore season (2015): Started all 12 games at free safety, recording career highs in INTs (three) and passes defensed (nine)…Posted 59 tackles (35 solo), two tackles for a loss, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery…Earned third-team All-SEC recognition from Phil Steele's College Football…Posted eight tackles (four solo), a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and two passes defensed vs. Georgia (Sept. 12)…Was named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance vs. Kentucky (Nov. 14), posting a career-high two INTs, including one he returned 30 yards for a TD in the second quarter…Redshirt freshman season (2014): Appeared in eight games with seven starts at safety, recording 37 tackles (16 solo) and seven passes defensed…Was sidelined for four games due to injury.
PERSONAL: Given name Oren Spencer Burks…Born in Alexandria, Va. …His cousin, Andrew White, played basketball for the University of Kansas, the University of Nebraska, Syracuse University and the Atlanta Hawks…White played the past two seasons for the Westchester Knicks, the New York Knicks' NBA G-League affiliate…High school: Attended South County High School (Lorton, Va.), where he earned first-team all-state honors and was named the district Defensive Player of the Year as a senior after posting 123 tackles, 17 tackles for a loss, 3½ sacks, six forced fumbles and three INTs…Added three TD catches and four blocked punts for a team that advanced to the second round of the Group 5 playoffs…Was a three-year starter and a two-year captain…As a junior, registered 128 tackles, 22 tackles for a loss, 11 sacks, two INTs and three defensive TDs as the Stallions advanced to the state title game…Community involvement: Serves as a board member for the Sherman Phoenix Foundation, an entrepreneurial hub for 25-plus Black-owned businesses in Milwaukee…Joined with former teammates to build the South County Football Alumni Association, which raises money for various aspects of the program, including the team's state championship hotel, post-secondary scholarships, snacks to fuel student-athletes before and after workouts, and to host the TeamBurks Football Camp...Participated in events with the United Way, the Boys & Girls Club, The Salvation Army and Big Brothers Big Sisters; also took part in the Green Bay Packers Give Back Bowling Event to raise money for Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) in 2018 and for Wisconsin Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Association in 2019…Was a candidate for the Senior CLASS Award in 2017, a finalist for the Wooden Citizenship Cup in 2017 and a member of the Allstate-AFCA Good Works Team in 2016, which honored 12 Division I-A football players from across the country for their commitment to community service…Also served as president of the Vanderbilt Student-Athlete Advisory Council in 2016-17…Was a co-founder of the campus organization REVAMP (Revitalizing and Empowering Vanderbilt's African-American Population)…Also served as a volunteer for Project Safe, which works to prevent sexual assault and dating violence on campus, and Soles4Souls, spearheading the collection of shoes for needy people.
