LSU defensive back Major Burns to return to school in 2024

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LSU defensive back Major Burns has made a decision on the 2024 NFL Draft. He will pass it up, returning to school instead for the 2024 season.

Burns announced the news on his Twitter account on Thursday.

“After much though and consideration I will be returning to LSU this year,” Burns wrote. “I’m looking forward to earning my degree and finishing what I started.”

Burns is coming off a career year in which he recorded 93 tackles, 3.0 tackles for a loss, a sack, an interception, a defensive touchdown and four passes defended.

He’s now been a three-year contributor for the Tigers in the secondary.

Prior to enrolling at Georgia, where he initially went to school before transferring to LSU, Burns was a four-star recruit and the No. 178 overall prospect in the 2020 recruiting class, according to the On3 Industry Rankings.

He also checked in as the No. 12 safety and the No. 6 overall player in the state of Louisiana, hailing from Baton Rouge (LA) Madison Prep Academy.

More on the 2024 NFL Draft

The 2024 NFL Draft will be held in Detroit, Michigan, with the first round on Thursday, April 25, the second and third rounds on Friday, April 26, and the fourth through seventh rounds on Saturday, April 27.

Players will have the opportunity to solidify their draft stock at the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine, to be held in Indianapolis, Indiana from February 26 through March 4.

The three-day event will be broadcasted throughout the weekend on ESPN and NFL Network.

To be eligible for the NFL Draft, players must be at least three years removed from their final year of high school while having used up their collegiate eligibility. Underclassmen are able to request league approval to become eligible for the draft, as are players who have graduated prior to using up all of their collegiate eligibility.

Last season, 69 players were granted special eligibility for the 2023 NFL Draft. 13 underclassmen who had completed their college degrees were also deemed eligible to be selected.

The deadline to declare for the 2024 NFL Draft is on January 15. NFL teams will receive a full list of eligible players in the class on January 19.