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Major Burns
Dolphins logoMiami Dolphins

Major Burns

Sposition#43jersey24age6' 2"height207lbs1 yrsexperienceLSUcollege
At a glance

Major Burns is a safety for the Miami Dolphins (No. 43). Major Burns has not appeared in a box score yet in the 2026 season.

Is Major Burns playing this week?

Major Burns is not on the current injury report. The Miami Dolphins play next on the road at the Indianapolis Colts on Sun, Nov 15, 1 PM ET (Week 10), on CBS.

What team does Major Burns play for?

Major Burns plays safety for the Miami Dolphins, wearing No. 43. Major Burns is 24 years old, 6' 2", 207 lbs. College: LSU. League experience: 1 season.

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Pigskin Nightly, “Major Burns 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/major-burns (updated 2026-11-10).

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Major BurnsMiami Dolphins · #43
Not enough snaps yet2026 season
2026 percentile card · safeties

Not enough snaps yet

The card grades safeties with at least 135 defensive snaps this season. Burns has 0, 135 short. Until then, the raw numbers:

Snap %Tkl/gPDINTTFL
  • Tkl/g0 tkl
  • PD0 PD
  • INT0 INT
  • TFL0 TFL
Small sample · 0 of 135 defensive snapsMethod0 games0 defensive snapsweeks 1–9peer group 96 qualified · min. 135 defensive snapsnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 9 min agoGlossary →

Burns is under the 135-defensive snaps minimum, which grows with every week of the season, so his numbers are shown but not ranked against the 96 qualified safeties.

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The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
Dolphins · signed 2026 · 1 years, through 2026$248K a year
Total
$248K
Guaranteed
$0K
Share of cap at signing
0.1%
0% of the value guaranteed
5th paid1st in snapspercentiles among 398 DBs under contract, 2026
  1. 2026Dolphins · SFA1 yrs · $885K · $885K/yrTerminated
  2. 2026Dolphins · Practice1 yrs · $248K · $248K/yrActive
  3. 2025Bears · UDFA3 yrs · $3.0M · $992K/yrTerminated

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AFC EastElliott DavisonPatriots logoNE · S2tkl1PD—No gradeAFC EastSam Franklin Jr.Bills logoBUF · S7tkl0PD—No gradeAFC EastVJ PayneJets logoNYJ · S0tkl0PD—No gradeAFCMiles ScottBroncos logoDEN · S0tkl0PD—No gradeAFCSebastian CastroSteelers logoPIT · S0tkl0PD—No gradeLeagueKerby JosephLions logoDET · S0tkl0PD—No grade

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