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Dantonio Burnette

NC State · Linebacker · 1999-2002

TAK
71
COV
74
SPD
83

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Burnette was a first-team all-conference pick in 2002.

In the NC State record book, Burnette ranks No. 2 in career tackles. Burnette's 2002 season ranks No. 7 in program history for sacks.

In 17-0 that career earns a 72 overall, the 7th-highest linebacker rating at NC State since 1990 and No. 64 among all linebackers of the 2000-2004 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2002
    • First-team all-conference

NC State Record Book

  • No. 2 in career tackles
  • No. 7 in single-season sacks (2002)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Rating by Era

  • 1995-1999 eraLB72
  • 2000-2004 eraLB72

NC State Teammates

  1. 86Mario Williams2003-05EDGE
  2. 86Torry Holt1995-98WR
  3. 83Levar Fisher1998-2001LB
  4. 83Philip Rivers2000-03QB
  5. 80Terrence Holt2000-02S
  6. 75Koren Robinson2000WR
  7. 72Andre Maddox2001-04S
  8. 72Jerricho Cotchery2000-03WR
  9. 72Lloyd Harrison1998-99CB
  10. 72Manny Lawson2002-05LB

Full NC State all-time roster

Top Linebackers of the 2000-2004 Era

  1. 91A.J. HawkOhio State · 2002-05LB
  2. 91Dan MorganMiami · 1997-2000LB
  3. 91Rocky CalmusOklahoma · 1998-2001LB
  4. 91Teddy LehmanOklahoma · 2001-03LB
  5. 90DeMeco RyansAlabama · 2002-05LB
  6. 90Derrick JohnsonTexas · 2001-04LB
  7. 90E.J. HendersonMaryland · 1998-2002LB
  8. 90Paul PoslusznyPenn State · 2003-06LB

Best college linebackers since 1990Best ACC players

Sources: Wikipedia and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.