Artie
Burns.
Artie
Burns.
Miami (FL)· 6'0"· 193 lb· 4.46s 40
Burns's skill set, particularly his speed and length, is well-suited for a Cover-3 dominant defense that asks its outside cornerbacks to play a significant amount of press-man coverage.
He projects as an immediate starter on the outside, with the ceiling to develop into a Pro Bowl caliber shutdown corner.
A scheme that asks its outside corners to play extensive off-zone coverage could expose Burns's rawer instincts and anticipation in space.
A long, fluid athlete with the speed and ball skills to excel in a man-heavy scheme, Burns fits best in a system that emphasizes aggressive coverage at the line of scrimmage.
Selected #25 overall in Round 1 of the 2016 NFL Draft by Pittsburgh Steelers out of Miami (FL).
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.46sp50
- Vertical
- 31.5inp50
- Broad jump
- —in
- Three-cone
- —s
- Shuttle
- —s
- Bench
- —rep
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Miami | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Miami | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Artie Burns played seven seasons in the NFL, primarily for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Bears, as a cornerback. He showed promise early but struggled with consistency and eventually became a depth player.