Honors and Awards
2017: Academic All-Big Ten
Career: Played in 55 games, making 43 starts at outside linebacker ... logged 105 tackles, 16.5 TFLs and 7.5 sacks ... owns 2 fumble recovery and 3 interceptions (one returned for a touchdown)
2021 Season: Earned fifth letter, starting all 13 games at outside linebacker ... recorded 6 tackles, including 1.5 TFLs at Illinois ... had two sacks in win over Iowa ... four tackles and an interception at Rutgers
2020 Season: Earned fourth letter, starting all 7 games at outside linebacker ... totaled 18 tackles, 1.0 sack, 1 interception and a fumble recovery ... made 6 tackles in the Duke's Mayo Bowl against Wake Forest and returned an interception 41 yards late in the 3rd quarter to set up Wisconsin's go-ahead touchdown
2019 Season: Earned third letter, playing in all 14 games with 13 starts at outside linebacker ... recorded 36 total tackles, including 7.0 TFLs and 2.0 sacks ... made 1 interception (returned for a touchdown) and had 3 pass breakups ... set career highs with 8 total tackles, 2.5 TFLs and 1.5 sacks at Ohio State on Oct. 26 ... logged 7 tackles, 1.5 TFLs and 0.5 sacks vs. Oregon in Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 ... made 5 tackles and returned an interception 68 yards for a touchdown vs. Northwestern on Sept. 28 ... made first career start vs. Central Michigan on Sept. 7, logging 2 tackles, 1.0 TFL and 1 pass breakup
2018 Season: Earned second letter, playing in all 13 games ... recorded 4 tackles and forced a fumble ... made 2 tackles vs. Rutgers on Nov. 3 ... had 1 tackle and forced a fumble at Penn State at Nov. 10 ... made 1 tackle vs. Illinois at Oct. 20
2017 Season: Earned first letter, playing in 8 games ... made 4 tackles, including 3 unassisted ... made Badgers debut vs. Utah State on Sept. 1, recording 2 unassisted tackles ... had 1 solo stop vs. Maryland on Oct. 21 ... made 1 tackle vs. Indiana on Nov. 4
2016 Season: Redshirt season
High School: Four-star prospect by Rivals … three-star prospect by 247 Sports, ESPN and Scout … named to Indiana Football Coaches Association Top-50 All-State team as a junior and senior … first-team all-state by Associated Press as a senior, logging 89 tackles, 14 TFLs, 6 sacks and 3 interceptions … also earned honorable all-state honorable mention from AP as a junior, recording 120 tackles, 18 TFLs, 4 sacks and 4 forced fumbles … two-time first-team All-Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference … two-time team MVP … team captain as a senior … finished career with 259 tackles, 36 TFLs, 13 sacks, 4 forced fumbles and 4 interceptions … also lettered in baseball and track and field … high school coach was John Hebert
Personal: Parents are Jeff Burks and Wendi Burks … father played football at Butler, earning first-team All-Pioneer Football League honors as an offensive lineman in 1993
