24 A.J. Burgess
24 - A.J. Burgess
Height: 6-2
Weight: 235
Hometown: Roxboro, N.C.
Position: LB
Year: Sr.
High School: Person HS
gp 11
tk 74.0
sac 0.0
int 0
ffum 1

South Atlantic Conference Football Defensive Player of the Week - Sept. 22, 2025

2022 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District

2024-25 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award
2023-24 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award
2022-23 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award

2024-25 SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll
2023-24 SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll
2022-23 SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll
2021-22 Emory & Henry All-Academic

2025: Appeared in all 11 games as a senior … Named SAC Football Defensive Player of the Week (Sep. 22) … Was third on the team with 74 tackles, 5.5 for loss, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery … Had 13 tackles, one for loss, and a forced fumble in a win at Tusculum (Sep. 20) … Made a career-high 14 stops against Wingate (Oct. 18) … Recorded 11 tackles in a win over Catawba (Sep. 6).

2024: Played in nine games after returning from injury ... Made 17 tackles and picked off a pass over the course of the year ... Had four stops and an interception against Bluefield State (Sept. 14) ... Also made four tackles against Glenville State (Aug. 31).

2023: Missed the 2023 season with a pre-existing injury.

2022: Played in all 11 games as a sophomore ... Finished second on the team in tackles with 82 stops ... Made 5.5 tackles for a loss, broke up a pass and had a quarterback hurry ... Posted 12 tackles at Wingate (Sept. 24) and at Mars Hill (Oct. 15) ... Had six or more stops in nine games.

2021: Played in three games during his freshman season ... Tallied four tackles on the year ... Had two stops including one sack against The Apprentice School (Sept. 18) ... Also had a pair of tackles at Guilford (Nov. 6).

Recent Games
Oct 4 No. 22 Carson-Newman W, 19-13
Oct 11 at Mars Hill W, 48-23
Oct 18 Wingate L, 27-20
Oct 25 at Newberry L, 36-34
Nov 8 Shaw W, 55-7
Nov 15 at UVA Wise W, 70-13
Statistics category Overall Conf
Solo tackles 25 22
Assists 49 48
Tackles 74.0 70.0
Tackles per game 6.7 7.8
Sacks 0.0 0.0
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 1 1
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 5.5 5.5
Tackle for loss yards 9 9
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 30 at Glenville State W, 45-17 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Catawba W, 35-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at No. 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-28 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Tusculum W, 34-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Anderson (S.C.) W, 42-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 No. 22 Carson-Newman W, 19-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Mars Hill W, 48-23 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Wingate L, 27-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Newberry L, 36-34 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Shaw W, 55-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at UVA Wise W, 70-13 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Emory & Henry   - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at Glenville State W, 45-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Catawba W, 35-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at No. 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-28 - - - - - 0 0
Sep 20 at Tusculum W, 34-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Anderson (S.C.) W, 42-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 No. 22 Carson-Newman W, 19-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Mars Hill W, 48-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Wingate L, 27-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Newberry L, 36-34 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Shaw W, 55-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at UVA Wise W, 70-13 - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Emory & Henry   - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at Glenville State W, 45-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Catawba W, 35-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at No. 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-28 - - - - - 0 0
Sep 20 at Tusculum W, 34-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Anderson (S.C.) W, 42-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 No. 22 Carson-Newman W, 19-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Mars Hill W, 48-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Wingate L, 27-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Newberry L, 36-34 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Shaw W, 55-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at UVA Wise W, 70-13 - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Emory & Henry   - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 30 at Glenville State W, 45-17 - - - - - 0
Sep 6 Catawba W, 35-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 13 at No. 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-28 - - - - - 0
Sep 20 at Tusculum W, 34-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 27 Anderson (S.C.) W, 42-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 4 No. 22 Carson-Newman W, 19-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 11 at Mars Hill W, 48-23 - - - - - 0
Oct 18 Wingate L, 27-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 25 at Newberry L, 36-34 - - - - - 0
Nov 8 Shaw W, 55-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 15 at UVA Wise W, 70-13 - - - - - 0
Apr 18 Emory & Henry   - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 30 at Glenville State W, 45-17 - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Catawba W, 35-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at No. 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-28 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Tusculum W, 34-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Anderson (S.C.) W, 42-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 No. 22 Carson-Newman W, 19-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Mars Hill W, 48-23 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Wingate L, 27-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Newberry L, 36-34 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Shaw W, 55-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at UVA Wise W, 70-13 - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Emory & Henry   - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 30 at Glenville State W, 45-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Catawba W, 35-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at No. 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Tusculum W, 34-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Anderson (S.C.) W, 42-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 No. 22 Carson-Newman W, 19-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Mars Hill W, 48-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Wingate L, 27-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Newberry L, 36-34 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Shaw W, 55-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at UVA Wise W, 70-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Emory & Henry   - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 30 at Glenville State W, 45-17 1 - - - - 0
Sep 6 Catawba W, 35-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 13 at No. 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-28 1 - - - - 0
Sep 20 at Tusculum W, 34-13 1 - - - - 0
Sep 27 Anderson (S.C.) W, 42-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 4 No. 22 Carson-Newman W, 19-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 11 at Mars Hill W, 48-23 1 - - - - 0
Oct 18 Wingate L, 27-20 1 - - - - 0
Oct 25 at Newberry L, 36-34 1 - - - - 0
Nov 8 Shaw W, 55-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 15 at UVA Wise W, 70-13 1 - - - - 0
Apr 18 Emory & Henry   - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 30 at Glenville State W, 45-17 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 6 Catawba W, 35-7 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 13 at No. 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-28 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 20 at Tusculum W, 34-13 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 27 Anderson (S.C.) W, 42-13 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 4 No. 22 Carson-Newman W, 19-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 11 at Mars Hill W, 48-23 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 18 Wingate L, 27-20 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 25 at Newberry L, 36-34 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 8 Shaw W, 55-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 15 at UVA Wise W, 70-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Apr 18 Emory & Henry   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 30 at Glenville State W, 45-17 3 1 4.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 6 Catawba W, 35-7 3 8 11.0 0.0 0 0.5 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 13 at No. 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-28 4 1 5.0 0.0 0 1.0 1 0 1 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 20 at Tusculum W, 34-13 4 9 13.0 0.0 0 1.0 4 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 27 Anderson (S.C.) W, 42-13 1 5 6.0 0.0 0 1.5 3 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 4 No. 22 Carson-Newman W, 19-13 0 9 9.0 - - 0.5 0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Mars Hill W, 48-23 1 4 5.0 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Wingate L, 27-20 5 9 14.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 25 at Newberry L, 36-34 4 3 7.0 0.0 0 0.5 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 8 Shaw W, 55-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at UVA Wise W, 70-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Emory & Henry   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2021-22 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2025-26 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 34 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2021-22 3 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 9 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 11 - - - - - - 0 0
Total 34 - - - - - - 0 0
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2021-22 3 - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 9 - - - - - - -
2025-26 11 - - - - - - -
Total 34 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2021-22 3 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 - - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 9 - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 34 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2021-22 3 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 9 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 34 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2021-22 3 - - - - 0 .0
2022-23 11 - - - - 0 .0
2023-24 - - - - - 0 -
2024-25 9 - - - - 0 .0
2025-26 11 - - - - 0 .0
Total 34 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
2025-26 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2021-22 3 1 3 4.0 1.3 1.0 7 1.5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022-23 11 44 38 82.0 7.5 0.0 0 5.5 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2023-24 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 9 5 12 17.0 1.9 0.0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0
2025-26 11 25 49 74.0 6.7 0.0 0 5.5 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Total 34 75 102 177.0 5.2 1.0 7 13.0 29 1 1 0 1 7 1 0
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 11 - - - - - - 0 0
Conference 9 - - - - - - 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - 0 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 8 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - 0 0
-
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - 0 0
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 11 - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 8 - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 8 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
-
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 8 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 11 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 9 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 6 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 8 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 3 - - - - 0 .0
-
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
-
August 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 11 25 49 74.0 6.7 0.0 0 5.5 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 9 22 48 70.0 7.8 0.0 0 5.5 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 9 31 40.0 8.0 0.0 0 2.5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 6 16 18 34.0 5.7 0.0 0 3.0 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 8 12 36 48.0 6.0 0.0 0 4.0 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 3 13 13 26.0 8.7 0.0 0 1.5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
-
August 1 3 1 4.0 4.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
September 4 12 23 35.0 8.8 0.0 0 4.0 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
October 4 10 25 35.0 8.8 0.0 0 1.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -