Wisconsin Badgers · S RoomS

#4 Marvin Burks Jr.

Class  SR/TRFrom  Missouri (transfer)Ht / Wt  6'2" · 208 lbHometown  St. Louis, MO · Cardinal Ritter

Depth-chart placement

Current role

FS1

Placement

Starter

Room

Safety

Experience

4-SR

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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S room context

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Marvin Burks Jr. holds the FS · Starter spot in Wisconsin Badgers’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

SS · StarterMatthew JungStarter

FS · StarterMarvin Burks Jr.Starter

NB · StarterBryce WestStarter

SS · BackupGrant DeanBackup

FS · BackupCarson Van DinterBackup

NB · BackupRaphael DunnBackup

Transfer history

2026Missouri→Wisconsin Badgers

Background & career

Marvin Burks Jr. is a 6'2", 208-pound safety from St. Louis, Missouri, who attended Cardinal Ritter High School. A four-star recruit in the 2023 class, he spent three seasons at Missouri before transferring to Wisconsin. As a freshman in 2023, Burks appeared in all 13 games and recorded 16 tackles, 1.0 sack, 1.0 TFL, and one fumble recovery across 243 snaps. His 2024 sophomore campaign saw him start all 13 games with 66 tackles, 1.5 TFL, one interception, and two pass breakups. In 2025, Burks started all 13 games as a junior, posting 49 tackles, a 28-yard interception return for a touchdown, one forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and one pass breakup.

Missouri2023 – 2025

Wisconsin2026 — present

Previous schoolMissouriRecruiting4-star · No. 327 nationalOriginSt. Louis, MO · Cardinal Ritter