| Greg Burns | |
| Current Title: | Cornerbacks Coach |
| Current Team: | San Jose State |
| Current Conference: | Mountain West |
| Birth Date: | 9 November 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Washington State |
| Player Years1: | 1991–1993, 1995 |
| Player Team1: | Washington State |
| Player Positions: | Defensive back |
| Coach Years1: | 1996 |
| Coach Team1: | Washington State (GA) |
| Coach Years2: | 1997 |
| Coach Team2: | Idaho (DB) |
| Coach Years3: | 1998–2001 |
| Coach Team3: | Louisville (DB) |
| Coach Years4: | 2002–2005 |
| Coach Team4: | USC (DB) |
| Coach Years5: | 2006 |
| Coach Team5: | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (DB) |
| Coach Years6: | 2007 |
| Coach Team6: | Kansas State (DB) |
| Coach Years7: | 2008–2011 |
| Coach Team7: | Arizona State (DB) |
| Coach Years8: | 2012 |
| Coach Team8: | Purdue (DB) |
| Coach Years9: | 2013 |
| Coach Team9: | UMass (DB) |
| Coach Years10: | 2014–2017 |
| Coach Team10: | California (DB) |
| Coach Years11: | 2018 |
| Coach Team11: | Oregon State (DB) |
| Coach Years12: | 2019 |
| Coach Team12: | USC (DB) |
| Coach Years13: | 2020 |
| Coach Team13: | Arizona (CB) |
| Coach Years14: | 2021–2024 |
| Coach Team14: | UCLA (Analyst) |
| Coach Years15: | 2024– |
| Coach Team15: | San Jose State (CB) |
Greg Burns (born November 9, 1972) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the cornerbacks coach at San Jose State University. He most recently served as analyst at UCLA, and defensive backs coach at the University of Southern California.
Burns played defensive back at Washington State University where he was a four-year letter-winner. In his sophomore season he earned All-PAC-10 honors as an honorable mention.
Burns spent a year as a graduate assistant at Washington State in 1996 and earned his master's degree from WSU in 1997. He spent the 1997 season as an assistant at Idaho. He then coached defensive backs at Louisville from 1998 to 2001. During his tenure with the Cardinals he coached six All-Conference cornerbacks. Burns them moved on to coach the secondary at USC from 2002 to 2005 under head coach Pete Carroll. At USC Burns was a coach on the Trojans back-to-back National Championships in 2003 and 2004. He would also coach two All-American Safeties during his USC tenure. In 2006 Burns moved on to the professional ranks, coaching defensive backs for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He then spent one season in 2007 with Kansas State as a defensive back coach. He then held the same position with Arizona State from 2008 to 2011 and Purdue in 2012. In 2013 Burns was named to the staff at UMass to serve as the teams' defensive backs coach.
In his career, Burns has coached in 10 bowl games, including four Bowl Championship Series (BCS) bowl games and two national championship games.