Ethan Burke

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Ethan Burke
No. 91 – Texas Longhorns
Position EDGE
ClassSenior
Personal information
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school Westlake
(Austin, Texas)
College
Stats at ESPN

Ethan Burke is an American college football edge rusher for the Texas Longhorns.

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High school career

Burke attended Westlake High School in Austin, Texas. At Westlake, Burke was a dual sport athlete playing football and lacrosse. Originally, Burke committed to play lacrosse at Maryland. [1] However, on December 1, 2021, Burke decommitted from Maryland and committed to Michigan to play both football and lacrosse. [2] Then on December 15, 2021, Burke decommitted from Michigan and committed to Texas to play football. [3]

Burke, a three-star prospect, helped lead Westlake to two state championships. [4]

College career

As a true freshman at Texas in 2022, Burke played in 11 games, recording five solo tackles and one assist. [5] He made his college debut against Louisiana-Monroe. During his sophomore year, Burke earned a starting position and recorded four tackles and one sack in a win against Alabama. [6] Burke was an honorable mention on the 2023 Big 12 All-Conference Team.

In 2025, Burke returned to Texas for his senior season. In Week 9 against Mississippi State, Burke recorded one blocked field goal, one sack, seven tackles, and one forced fumble. The sack-fumble created by Burke sealed the victory for Texas in overtime. For his performance, Burke was named Co-SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week. [7]

College statistics

SeasonGPTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
SoloAstCmbTfLSckIntYdsAvgTDPDFRYdsTDFF
Texas Longhorns
2022 115161.50.0000.0000000
2023 132120419.05.5000.0001001
2024 141710249.02.013030.0140000
2025 8913223.51.0000000001
Career 4852449623.08.513030.0141002

References

  1. ↑ "Ethan Burke". Inside Lacrosse. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2022 three-star DL Ethan Burke commits to Michigan". SB Nation. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  3. ↑ "3-star edge Ethan Burke flips from Michigan to Texas". Burnt Orange Nation. December 15, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  4. ↑ Davis Danny (December 16, 2021). "Once a lacrosse recruit and Michigan pledge, Westlake's Ethan Burke ends up at Texas". Austin American Statesman. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Ethan Burke". Texas Sports. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  6. ↑ "TEXAS (2-0 , 0-0) -VS- ALABAMA (1-1 , 0-0)". Texas Sports. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  7. ↑ Tafolla, Grace (October 27, 2025). "No. 20/19 Football's Hill Jr., Burke garner SEC weekly honors". University of Texas Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
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