Oren Burks is a veteran linebacker and special teams contributor who joined the Cincinnati Bengals in 2025 after winning Super Bowl LIX with Philadelphia.
Oren Burks came out of Vanderbilt as a converted defensive back turned inside linebacker and has built a career on versatility and special teams value. He signed with Cincinnati in 2025 following a Super Bowl run with the Eagles. He brings experience to a young Bengals linebacker room.
Path to the league
Burks starred at Vanderbilt from 2014 to 2017, moving to inside linebacker full time as a redshirt senior and posting 82 tackles as a defensive co-captain. The Green Bay Packers selected him in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft.
2025 season
Per reporting, Burks signed a two-year deal with the Cincinnati Bengals on March 17, 2025, arriving as an unrestricted free agent after helping Philadelphia win Super Bowl LIX. He became the most experienced linebacker on the Bengals' roster, recording 23 solo tackles on the season.
Career highlights
Burks won Super Bowl LIX with the Philadelphia Eagles before joining Cincinnati. His career has leaned on dependable special teams work and depth at linebacker across several teams.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Oren Burks
- ESPN: Oren Burks player page
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Defense
17 games played▶Defense · career
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | bengals | 17 | 48 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | eagles | 17 | 41 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 49ers | 15 | 46 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 49ers | 17 | 38 | 15 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | packers | 17 | 36 | 24 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | packers | 16 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | packers | 12 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | packers | 14 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Linebacker
- Group
- defense
- College
- Vanderbilt
- Hometown
- Fairfax Station, VA, USA
- Age
- 31
- Status
- active
