Kodi Burns

Biography

Four-year Auburn letterwinner and national champion Kodi Burns returned to his alma mater in December 2025. He serves as the Associate Head Coach, Co-Offensive Coordinator and Wide Receivers coach. Burns returns to the Plains for his third coaching stint with 11 years of coaching experience at the collegiate level, including seven in the Southeastern Conference, and three years in the NFL. Burns won a national title as a player and an SEC Championship as both a player and coach at Auburn. He also has national championship game appearances as both a player and coach. Most recently, Burns served as the assistant head coach, co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach under head coach Alex Golesh at USF in 2025, where he helped lead the Bulls to the second-best total offense (501.7) and fourth-best scoring offense (43.0) in the country. Under Burns, USF receivers accounted for 243 receptions, 3,315 yards and 32 touchdowns. Four receivers hauled in 20 or more passes, 400 or more yards and three or more touchdowns. In three years at the highest level with the New Orleans Saints, Burns played a role in the continued development of receivers Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed, who combined for nearly 300 receptions and more than 4,000 receiving yards in their first three seasons with the organization. Before joining the Saints, Burns spent the 2021 season at Tennessee, where he played a major role in the production of a top 10 offense and the breakout of receiver Cedric Tillman. U