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FSU Alum: Brian Burns named Rookie of Month honors with Panthers

Any FSU football fan that saw Brian Burns play in his three years in Tallahassee knew he had the potential to be special.

He burst on the scene as a true freshman in 2016 leading all true freshmen with 9.5 sacks. He was a Freshman All-American with multiple publications with his sack total being the most at FSU by a true freshman since 1977.

As he got bigger and stronger he continue to develop as a pass rusher which culminated with him leading the nation in QB pressures as a junior in 2018.

The crazy thing about that is he did it while facing double teams every game as the only legitimate pass rush FSU football had on a mediocre defense.