He attended Warren High School, where he played wide receiver for their football team and totaled 151 receptions for 3,403 yards and 43 touchdowns.

[5] As a true freshman at Arkansas in 2019, Burks started nine of 11 games and recorded 29 receptions for 475 receiving yards.

Burks decided to forgo participation in the Outback Bowl and also skip his senior season, declaring his intentions to enter the 2022 NFL draft.

[20] In Week 12, against the Cincinnati Bengals, he scored his first NFL touchdown on an unusual fumble recovery in the endzone in the 20–16 loss.

[26] Burks entered the season behind Deandre Hopkins, Calvin Ridley, and Tyler Boyd on the depth chart.

On October 18, Burks was ruled out ahead of Week 7 matchup against the Buffalo Bills after suffering a knee injury in practice, and he was put on injured reserve the following day.

[27] On December 4, head coach Brian Callahan announced that Burks underwent season–ending surgery to repair his anterior cruciate ligament.