Miles Burris
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Burris in the 2014 NFL season.
No. 56
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1988-06-27) June 27, 1988 (age 35)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:Granite Bay (CA)
College:San Diego State
NFL draft:2012 / Round: 4 / Pick: 129
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:210
Sacks:1.5
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:1
Interceptions:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Miles James Burris (born June 27, 1988) is an actor and former American football linebacker who played for the Oakland Raiders from 2012 to 2014. He played college football at San Diego State and was selected in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders. In his rookie season, Burris immediately became a regular part of the Raiders' defense, starting all but one game that season. He has also worked as an actor, appearing in the Disney+ film Safety as well as HBO’s The Righteous Gemstones and the Netflix series Lucifer.

Early life and college career

Born in Orangevale, California, Burris graduated from Granite Bay High School of Granite Bay, California in 2007.[1] At Granite Bay, he was twice named All-Metro League and was Granite Bay’s defensive player of the year following both his junior and senior seasons.[2][3]

Burris was a two-time All-Mountain West Conference first-team selection at San Diego State and led the Aztecs in tackles as a senior, posting 78 stops, including 46 solo tackles, and 19.5 tackles for loss. Burris added eight sacks and three fumble recoveries that same season. He had 9.5 sacks as a junior, which ranked as the seventh-highest single-season total in program history. He also led the team with 80 tackles and was named the 2010 San Diego State Student-Athlete of the Year.[4]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2+1⁄8 in
(1.88 m) 		246 lb
(112 kg) 		31+7⁄8 in
(0.81 m) 		9+7⁄8 in
(0.25 m)		 4.67 s 1.61 s 2.67 s 4.20 s 6.81 s 37.5 in
(0.95 m)		 10 ft 1 in
(3.07 m)		 31 reps
Times for 10-yard and 20-yard splits, 40-yard dash, 20-yard shuttle, and 3-cone drill are from Pro Day at San Diego State on March 21, 2012.[5] Times for the bench press, vertical jump, and broad jump are from the 2012 NFL Scouting Combine.[6]

Based on his NFL Scouting Combine and Pro Day results, NFL Draft Scout projected Burris to be a fifth-round NFL Draft selection.[5] In the 2012 NFL Draft, the Oakland Raiders selected Burris in the fourth round as the 129th overall pick.[7] As a rookie, Burris played all 16 games and started 15 and had 62 unassisted tackles, 34 assisted, 1.5 sacks, 3 passes deflected, and one interception.[3] On December 23, Burris intercepted Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton and returned the pick for 7 yards after Philip Wheeler deflected the pass. This interception ended Newton's streak of 176 passes without an interception.[8] Burris was released from the Raiders following the 2015 NFL Draft.

Acting career

Following numerous injuries, Burris retired from football in 2017 and decided to step into the field of acting, having taken an acting course while attending San Diego State.[9] In 2020, he played a football player named Keller in the Disney+ exclusive film Safety.[10] He also stars as Titus in HBO’s The Righteous Gemstones (Seasons 2) and Jophiel in the Netflix series Lucifer.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2018 iBOT Bodyguard
2019 A Death Perspective Chris Sultan
2020 Safety Keller Disney+ film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2017 James Blondes Gala Guest Episode: "The Gala 00B"
2017 A Royal Christmas Ball Emile Television film
2018 Code Black Logan Episode: "As Night Comes and I'm Breathing"
2018 Teachers Hunk #1 Episode: "The Book Challenge"
2018 Art Prison Collector TV Pilot
2020 Single Parents Jared R. Episode: "No. Wait. What? Hold on."
2021 Lucifer Jophiel 2 episodes
2022 The Righteous Gemstones Titus 5 episodes
2022 The Really Loud House Rip Hardcore 2 episodes

References

  1. ^ Poindexter, Bill (April 28, 2012). "Two more Granite Bay players areheaded to NFL". Roseville Press Tribune. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  2. ^ "Burris trying to break in". Napa Valley Register. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Miles Burris". NFL. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  4. ^ "Miles Burris". San Diego State Aztecs. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Miles Burris, DS #16 OLB, San Diego State". NFL Draft Scout. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
  6. ^ "NFL Scouting Combine: Miles Burris". NFL. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
  7. ^ "2012 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  8. ^ Krasovic, Tom (December 28, 2012). "San Diego connection, Raiders: Miles Burris". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  9. ^ "From Professional Athlete to Hollywood Actor Miles Burris to Debut in Upcoming TV Series Episodes". The Indie Source. July 9, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  10. ^ Reif, Alex (December 9, 2020). "Movie Review: "Safety" is the Feel-Good Movie You Need Right Now". The Laughing Place. Retrieved December 12, 2020.

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