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Tulsa -- A returning letterwinner . . . has played in 13 career games and has 20 career tackles . . . has started two games . . . 2007 -- Played in four games . . . had his second career start vs. Army, as he started at free safety . . . had 10 tackles against Army, including seven solos . . . 2006 -- Sat out the season due to red-shirt status . . . 2005 -- Played in nine games, and had six tackles . . . started one contest . . . had his first career start vs. North Texas . . . had two tackles and an interception in the game . . . Overall -- An intelligent player . . . dependable and hard-working . . . gets in position to make plays . . . will provide quality depth at safety.
High School -- Was a two-year letterwinner and two-year starter at free safety at South Garland High School . . . helped his team compile a 9-2 record as a senior and a 9-3 mark his junior season . . . was ranked 51st among the top-100 by the Dallas Morning News . . . led his team in tackles as a senior with 98 stops . . . returned two interceptions for touchdowns as well as a 45-yard fumble recovery as a senior . . . earned second-team all-district merits as a senior . . . tallied 122 tackles and six interceptions his junior campaign . . . was a first-team all-district selection and was also an honorable mention all-state performer his junior season . . . high school coach was Mickey Moss.
Personal -- Favorite professional sports team is the New York Yankees, while his favorite athlete is Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez . . . his favorite NFL player is the late Sean Taylor of the Washington Redskins . . . his favorite sport to play besides football is basketball . . . lists the Dallas Cowboys as his favorite NFL team . . . his favorite sport to watch besides football is baseball . . .his best friend on another college football team is Tulane's Matt Harding . . . favorite book is Where the Red Fern Grows . . . if he were forced to give up all but one of his possessions, he would keep his Bible . . . majoring in business management . . . parents are Larry Henderson and Michelle Ford.
Burris' Career Statistics Defense G UT AT Tot Loss Sack FR FF PBU INT 2005 (Fr) 9 2 4 6 0.5/-1 0/0 0 0 1 1 2006 Red-shirt 2007 (So) 4 11 3 14 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 Totals 13 13 7 20 0.5/-1 0/0 0 0 1 1
