Burr-Kirven attended Sacred Heart Preparatory School in Atherton, California.
[1] He was the San Jose Mercury News Player of the Year as a junior and senior.
[4] As a senior in 2018, he was the Pac-12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year and a member of the Associated Press All-America team.
[5][6] He majored in film studies at Washington, and received honors from the department.
[12] Burr-Kirven was placed on injured reserve on August 23, 2021, after suffering a torn ACL in the preseason.