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No. 9 ranking; 16.5 sacks, second-team All-Pro in Year 7 breakout.
Brian BurnsDLNYG
Burns climbed to No. 9 in ESPN's rankings after putting it all together in Year 7, finishing second in the league with 16.5 sacks and earning second-team All-Pro honors. His sack total was the highest by a Giants player since Jason Pierre-Paul in 2011. Burns' 31 quarterback hits in 2025 ranked fourth among all defensive players, and he was the NFL's lone player with five multiple-sack games last season. While his talent was obvious upon entering the league in 2019, production had been spotty throughout his career. A coordinator noted he was "different than in years past," more of a "force consistently, more of a pain in the ass to play against."
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Burns put it all together in Year 7, finishing second in the league with 16.5 sacks on his way to a second-team All-Pro nod. The sack total was the highest by a Giants player since Jason Pierre-Paul in 2011. Burns' talent was obvious when he entered the league in 2019. But production has been spotty throughout his career.
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- What did ESPN NFL say about Brian Burns?
- Burns climbed to No. 9 in ESPN's rankings after putting it all together in Year 7, finishing second in the league with 16.5 sacks and earning second-team All-Pro honors. His sack total was the highest by a Giants player since Jason Pierre-Paul in 2011. Burns' 31 quarterback hits in 2025 ranked fourth among all defensive players, and he was the NFL's lone player with five multiple-sack games last season. While his talent was obvious upon entering the league in 2019, production had been spotty throughout his career. A coordinator noted he was "different than in years past," more of a "force consistently, more of a pain in the ass to play against."
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- STACKED tags this as a positive fantasy football signal for Brian Burns (DL NYG). No. 9 ranking; 16.5 sacks, second-team All-Pro in Year 7 breakout.
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