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Jersey Number 56
DJ Burgess
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Oxford, Miss.
- High School:
- Lafayette HS
- Prev School:
High School: Three-time letterwinner for Lafayette High School (Oxford, Miss.) and head coach Michael Fair … Enjoyed standout senior season in 2021, tallying 120 tackles (89 solo), 43 tackles for loss, 17.5 sacks, 35 quarterback hurries, one interception, 11 forced fumbles with one recovery, one blocked punt and two blocked kicks … Also forced one safety in a 51-0 victory over New Hope HS (10/15) … Efforts earned him Class 5A First-Team Honors, All-State Defensive Line Honors and the MHSAA 5A Mr. Football Award.
Personal: Father, Derrick Burgess, Sr., was a third-round draft pick from Ole Miss after being named to the All-SEC Defensive First Team … Spent 10 years in the NFL, playing for the Philadelphia Eagles (2001-04, 2010), Oakland Raiders (2005-08) and New England Patriots (2009) and was named to the All-Pro Second Team in 2005 and selected to the Pro Bowl in 2005 and 2006 … Also led NFL in sacks in 2005 with 16 … Born Derrick Lee Burgess, Jr. on December 29, 2004 … Majoring in Sport Management.
Personal: Father, Derrick Burgess, Sr., was a third-round draft pick from Ole Miss after being named to the All-SEC Defensive First Team … Spent 10 years in the NFL, playing for the Philadelphia Eagles (2001-04, 2010), Oakland Raiders (2005-08) and New England Patriots (2009) and was named to the All-Pro Second Team in 2005 and selected to the Pro Bowl in 2005 and 2006 … Also led NFL in sacks in 2005 with 16 … Born Derrick Lee Burgess, Jr. on December 29, 2004 … Majoring in Sport Management.
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