2021 Football Roster
Brock Burns
- Position:
- Outside Linebacker
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 225
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Fishers, Ind.
- Prev School:
- Hamilton Southeastern HS
- High School:
- Hamilton Southeastern
- Major:
- Communication Studies
Awards and Honors:
2018, 2019, 2020 Academic All-Mid-American Conference
2020 (R-Jr.): Appeared in all eight games at linebacker or on special teams … made three total tackles … registered tackles against Miami and Toledo plus had a stop in the Arizona Bowl victory over No. 19 San Jose State.
2019 (R-So.): Played in all 12 games as a reserve linebacker and on special teams … tallied a season-high six tackles in the final road game of the year at Kent State … finished with multiple stops in four other contests … notched his first collegiate sack in the win over Toledo on Oct. 19.
2018 (R-Fr.): Played in the final six games of the season as a reserve linebacker and on special teams after an injury kept him on the sidelines during the first half of the year … made his collegiate debut at Central Michigan on Oct. 13 … posted a career-best seven stops, including a tackle for loss, against Eastern Michigan on Oct. 20 … chipped in with five tackles and a forced fumble at Toledo on Oct. 31.
2017 (Fr.): Took a redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters from head coach Scott May at Hamilton Southeastern High as a strong safety and outside linebacker … 3-star recruit via 247Sports … holds the school record in career tackles (287) and tackles in a game (24 versus Bishop Hartley) … IFCA all-state honoree as a senior … two-time first team all-conference … invited to the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl … tallied 102 tackles, two interceptions and eight passes defended as a senior … helped the Royals win the 2015 conference title and earn a top-10 ranking in the state polls … also played basketball and baseball for two years … Scholar-Athlete Award winner as a freshman and sophomore.
PERSONAL: Son of Tim and Tammy Burns … one brother … born May 10, 1998 … carries a 3.795 cumulative GPA following the 2019 fall semester … full name is Brock Allen Burns … his mother played collegiate basketball at Indiana State … his brother, Brendan, was a pitcher on the Ball State baseball team from 2015-19.
