University of Missouri Athletics

2025: Returning starting safety ... in 26 career games (13 starts), has registered 82 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1.0 sack, one INT, two PBUs, and one fumble recovery … added five kickoff returns for 71 yards (14.20) … posted 16 games with 2+ tackles and seven contests with 5+ tackles with a career-high 12 stops coming against Vanderbilt in 2024 … carded a career-high 1.0 TFL in games with South Dakota (2023) and South Carolina (2024) … posted 1.0 sack in a contest with South Dakota (2023), while lone INT came versus Arkansas (2024) … logged one PBU against Murray State (2024) and Arkansas (2024) … secured one fumble recovery against Arkansas (2023) … has played 865 career snaps.

2024: Started all 13 games … compiled 66 tackles, 1.5 TFL, one INT and two PBUs … finished third on the team in tackles … added one kickoff return for minus three yards (-3.00) … posted 10 games with 3+ tackles and three contests with 10 stops, including a season-high 12 against Vanderbilt … finished with a season-best 1.0 TFL in a contest with South Carolina … secured lone INT versus Buffalo and returned it 15 yards … booked one PBU against Murray State and Arkansas … on the field for 622 snaps.

2023: Saw action in all 13 games … carded 16 tackles, 1.0 TFL, 1.0 sack and one fumble recovery … added four kickoff returns for 74 yards (18.50) … recorded five games with 2+ tackles, including a season-high five stops against Memphis … secured 1.0 TFL and 1.0 sack in Mizzou’s season opener against South Dakota … tallied lone fumble recovery versus Arkansas … posted a season-high three kickoff returns for 52 yards against Middle Tennessee … tallied a season-long 22 yard return in a contest with Kansas State … on the field for 243 snaps.

PRIOR TO MIZZOU: Lettered three seasons at Cardinal Ritter under coach Brennan Spain … rated a four-star prospect by Rivals.com and a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com and ESPN.com … charted as the No. 7, No. 11 and No. 13 prospect from the state of Missouri according to Rivals.com, 247Sports.com and ESPN.com, respectively … listed as the No. 14, No. 36 and No. 39 safety nationally according to Rivals.com, 247Sports.com and ESPN.com, respectively … helped lead Cardinal Ritter to a 28- 11 three-year ledger with a 2022 MSHSAA Class 3 State Championship title and two semifinal showings (2020 and 2021) … finished final season with 43 tackles, one INT, and two fumble recoveries … on offense, concluded senior year posting 166 carries for 1,605 yards (9.67) with 22 TDs and 10 receptions for 130 yards (13.00) with two scores.

PERSONAL: Born February 8, 2005 … son of Marvin Burks Sr. and Derneisha Wilhite … majoring in general studies.