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Line 1: {{short description\|American football safety (born 2002)}} {{Infobox college football player \|name=Aubrey Burks Line 6: \|currentposition=[[Safety (gridiron football position)\|Safety]] \|class=Senior \|major=Sport ~~leadership~~Leadership \|birth_date={{birth date and age\|2002\|3\|22}}<ref name=birthday>{{cite tweet\|user=aubreyburks14\|number=1241776737538789377\|title=\|access-date=July 18, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://247sports.com/Article/louisville-among-favorites-with-florida-safety-aubrey-burks-145285946/\|title=Louisville among favorites with Florida safety Aubrey Burks\|website=247Sports.com\|first=Michael\|last=McCammom\|date=March 22, 2020\|access-date=July 18, 2024}}</ref> ~~\|birth_date=~~ \|birth_place=[[Oak Ridge, Florida]] \|heightft=5 \|heightin=11 \|weight_lb=209 \|highschool=[[Auburndale High School\|Auburndale]]~~<br>~~ ([[Auburndale, Florida]]) \|pastschools= [[West Virginia Mountaineers football\|West Virginia]] (2021–present) Line 21: Second-team All-[[Big 12 Conference\|Big 12]] ([[2022 All-Big 12 Conference football team\|2022]]) }} '''Aubrey Burks''' (born March 22, 2002)<ref name=birthday /> is an [[American football]] [[Safety (gridiron football position)\|safety]] for the [[West Virginia Mountaineers football\|West Virginia Mountaineers]]. == High school career == Burks attended [[Auburndale High School]] in [[Auburndale, Florida]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Fuoco \|first=Roy \|title=Practice keeps Auburndale's Burks at the top of his game \|url=https://www.theledger.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2020/09/07/practice-keeps-auburndale-linebacker-aubrey-burks-top-his-game/5737511002/ \|date=2020-09-07 \|access-date=2024-07-17 \|website=The Ledger \|language=en-US}}</ref> As a junior, he recorded 63 tackles, six sacks, three forced fumbles, and two interceptions before committing to [[Indiana Hoosiers football\|Indiana]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Blau \|first=Jon \|title=Florida safety Aubrey Burks commits to IU football \|url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/2020/06/26/2021-safety-aubrey-burks-commits-indiana/3264880001/ \|date=2020-06-26 \|access-date=2024-07-17 \|website=The Indianapolis Star \|language=en-US}}</ref> However, as a senior, Burks decommitted and instead chose to play [[college football]] at [[West Virginia University]] over offers from [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football\|Georgia Tech]], [[Louisville Cardinals football\|Louisville]], and [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football\|Mississippi State]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Brocato \|first=Joe \|date=2020-10-23 \|title=Aubrey Burks becomes 16th member of WVU recruiting Class of 2021 \|url=https://wvmetronews.com/2020/10/23/aubrey-burks-becomes-16th-member-of-wvu-recruiting-class-of-2021/ \|access-date=2024-07-17 \|website=WV MetroNews \|language=en-US}}</ref> == College career == After just recording two tackles as a freshman, Burks became a starter as a sophomore, finishing the season with 66 tackles, an interception, a forced fumble, and a sack.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hunter \|first=Greg \|date=2023-08-25 \|title=Aubrey Burks is the cornerstone of West Virginia's secondary \|url=https://www.wvnews.com/aubrey-burks-is-the-cornerstone-of-west-virginia-s-secondary/article_4c65db50-2283-11ee-a2e6-33b53549752f.html \|access-date=2024-07-17 \|website=WV News \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Carey \|first=Greg \|date=2023-08-29 \|title=Extra preparation allows Burks to become voice of reason within secondary \|url=https://wvmetronews.com/2023/08/29/extra-preparation-allows-burks-to-become-voice-of-reason-within-secondary/ \|access-date=2024-07-17 \|website=WV MetroNews \|language=en-US}}</ref> Against [[TCU Horned Frogs football\|TCU]] the following season, a collision left Burks motionless on the field for around eight minutes before he was stabilized and carted off the field.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Decker \|first=Ryan \|title=WVU safety Aubrey Burks hospitalized following injury in TCU game \|url=https://www.wboy.com/goldandbluenation/wvu-safety-aubrey-burks-hospitalized-following-injury-in-tcu-game/ \|website=WBOY}}</ref> After being hospitalized and flown home,<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-10-02 \|title=Hospitalized WVU players to fly home from Texas \|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38550987/hospitalized-west-virginia-players-set-fly-home-texas \|access-date=2024-07-17 \|website=ESPN.com \|language=en}}</ref> Burks was able to return to action after missing a few weeks.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Nespor \|first=Cody \|date=2023-10-02 \|title=WVU gets 'best possible results' on injured safety Aubrey Burks \|url=https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/10/02/wvu-gets-best-possible-results-on-injured-safety-aubrey-burks/ \|access-date=2024-07-17 \|website=Dominion Post \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Redfern \|first=Kevin \|title='I was definitely scared:' Aubrey Burks recounts traumatic injury at TCU \|url=https://www.wboy.com/goldandbluenation/i-was-definitely-scared-aubrey-burks-recounts-traumatic-injury-at-tcu/ \|website=WBOY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=WVU's Aubrey Burks Back To Changing Games After Injury Scare \|url=https://www.theintelligencer.net/sports/top-sports/2023/11/wvus-aubrey-burks-back-to-changing-games-after-injury-scare/ \|access-date=2024-07-17 \|website=theintelligencer.net \|language=en-US}}</ref> He ended his junior season with 48 tackles, two interceptions, and two pass deflections.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Nespor \|first=Cody \|date=2024-03-27 \|title=Notebook: Aubrey Burks entering 'contract year' with Mountaineers \|url=https://www.dominionpost.com/2024/03/27/notebook-aubrey-burks-entering-contract-year-with-mountaineers/ \|access-date=2024-07-17 \|website=Dominion Post \|language=en-US}}</ref> Entering the [[2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season\|2024 season]], Burks is considered one of the top returning safeties in college football.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Asti \|first=Mike \|date=2024-07-09 \|title=Aubrey Burks Ranked Among Nation's Top Safeties, Increasing Expectations for Final College Season \|url=https://wvsportsnow.com/aubrey-burks-ranked-among-nations-top-safeties-increasing-expectations-for-final-college-season/ \|access-date=2024-07-17 \|website=WV Sports Now \|language=en-US}}</ref> Against Kansas, he suffered an upper body injury, having to be stretchered off the field and put in a neck brace, before being taken to a local hospital.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Andrejev \|first=Alex \|last2=Rossi \|first2=Rob \|title=WVU safety Aubrey Burks stretchered off field vs. Kansas, later returned for post-game celebration \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5783737/2024/09/21/aubrey-burks-injury-kansas/ \|access-date=2024-09-24 \|work=The New York Times \|language=en-US \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Post \|first=Justin Jackson, The Dominion \|date=2024-09-23 \|title=Post evaluations, WVU injury situation not as dire as once feared \|url=https://www.dominionpost.com/2024/09/23/notebook-post-evaluations-wvu-injury-situation-not-as-dire-as-once-feared/ \|access-date=2024-09-24 \|website=Dominion Post \|language=en-US}}</ref> Following the conclusion of the game, Burks was able to return to the stadium and participate in the Mountaineer's post-game celebration, following a 32–28 victory.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Writer \|first=Bryce Cohen, Sports \|date=2024-09-18 \|title=Brown provides injury update on Burks \|url=https://www.thedaonline.com/sports/football/brown-provides-injury-update-on-burks/article_828c4adc-7879-11ef-9e1b-0bf6b92069fa.html \|access-date=2024-09-24 \|website=The Daily Athenaeum \|language=en}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} == External links == * [https://wvusports.com/sports/football/roster/aubrey-burks/17759 West Virginia Mountaineers bio] {{DEFAULTSORT:Burks, Aubrey}} [[Category:2002 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American football safeties]] [[Category:West Virginia Mountaineers football players]] [[Category:Players of American football from Orange County, Florida]]