Rated as a 3-star prospect out of high school, Burks committed to Vanderbilt over other offers from Duke, Maryland, Boston College, and others.

[8][9][10] Burks entered training camp slated as a backup inside linebacker.

He competed against Antonio Morrison to be a starting inside linebacker after Jake Ryan sustained a torn ACL during training camp.

[12] Head coach Mike McCarthy named Burks a backup starting inside linebacker, behind Antonio Morrison, upon his return from injury.

[13] On September 23, 2018, Burks made his professional regular season debut and recorded two combined tackles during a 31–17 loss at the Washington Redskins in Week 3.

[16] In the 2020 season, he appeared in 16 games and mainly contributed on special teams while having 21 total tackles on defense.

[23] He made his first start as an Eagle in Week 17 against the Dallas Cowboys in place of Nakobe Dean, who missed said game due to an abdomen injury; he recorded a forced fumble in the 41–7 win.