Ethan Burke

A third-year EDGE who has played in 24 games with nine starts … an honorable mention All-Big 12 selection in 2023.

SOPHOMORE (2023)
Honorable mention All-Big 12 … played in 13 games with nine starts … registered 41 tackles (21 solo), nine tackles for loss, a team-leading 5.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one rumble recovery … collected three tackles (one solo) including a sack for a six-yard loss against Rice … had a career day at No. 3 Alabama with four tackles (all solo), two tackles for loss and one sack … made his first career start in the win against Wyoming, recording one tackle … had a tackle at Baylor … collected three tackles (one solo) against Kansas … made a career-high six tackles (three solo) with half a tackle for loss in the Red River Rivalry against Oklahoma … tallied four tackles (one solo) with one tackle for loss and one sack at Houston … posted three tackles (all solo) with two tackles for loss and a career-high two sacks against Kansas State, as well as one forced fumble and one quarterback hurry … made four tackles (two solo) with 1.5 tackles for loss at TCU … collected two tackles (one solo) with half a sack and a QB hurry at Iowa State … made three tackles versus Texas Tech … had a solo tackle and recovered a fumble against Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Championship Game … equaled his career high with six tackles (four solo) in the CFP semifinal against Washington, including half a tackle for loss.

FRESHMAN (2022)
Played in 11 games … made his Longhorn debut in the season-opening win over ULM … had a career-high three tackles (two solo) with 0.5 TFLs against the Warhawks … registered one tackle and one quarterback hurry against UTSA ... tallied one tackle and his first career TFL in the AT&T Red River Showdown against Oklahoma … recorded one tackle at Kansas ... played in the Alamo Bowl against Washington.

HIGH SCHOOL 
A two-year starter in football who is also an All-America and all-state lacrosse player with Division I scholarship offers … ranked No. 129 nationally, No. 14 among edge players and No. 27 overall in the state of Texas by On3 … rated No. 180 nationally and No. 22 among weakside defensive ends by Rivals … ranked No. 37 nationally among edge players and No. 83 overall in the state of Texas by 247Sports … rated No. 88 nationally among defensive ends and No. 150 overall in the state of Texas by ESPN … named Defensive MVP of District 26-6A and first-team all-district in 2021 … compiled 58 tackles, including 40 solo, 14 tackles for loss, and 12 sacks, 19 pressures, three forced fumbles, one interception, nine passes defended and one blocked punt as a senior … posted at least four tackles in eight games … part of a defense that allowed just 8.9 points per game, including a six-game stretch allowing just 15 total points with three-straight shutouts … collected five tackles, two tackles for loss, two sacks and two forced fumbles in a shutout against Hays … notched seven tackles, one tackle for loss and one interception against Akins … secured a season-high eight tackles with one tackle for loss, one sack, two pressures and two passes defended against Lake Travis … recorded one sack, three pressures, one forced fumble and one blocked punt against Vandegrift … helped Westlake to a 16-0 record, including a 7-0 district mark and title, and the 6A Division 2 state championship in 2021 … registered 20 tackles, including 16 solo, five tackles for loss, three sacks, four pressures and one forced fumble as a junior … missed the first half of the season with a collarbone injury he suffered at the Under Armour All-American lacrosse game … made three tackles with tackles for loss against Cedar Ridge … recorded one tackle for loss, one sack, one pressure and one forced fumble against Steele … compiled six tackles with five solo stops, two sacks and two pressures against Southlake Carroll … helped Westlake to a 14-0 record, including a 6-0 district mark and title, and the 6A Division 1 state title in 2020.

2022

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
1.5	1.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0