Usage / Role
56%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2022-2025App State
DJ Burks
DB • 6'0" • 200 lbs • Maryville, TN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
DJ Burks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
56
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
47
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · App State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- App State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Alabama
Player Story
DJ Burks built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from Maryville, TN wearing No. 21, spending time with App State. The clearest part of DJ Burks' career was his defensive production: 127...
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- Committed To
- App State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
DJ Burks, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · App State. DJ Burks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 127
- TFL
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
DJ Burks quick answers
- Latest team and position
- App State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 127
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · App State
- Top game
- South Alabama
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Maryville · App State
- High school pipeline
- Maryville · 24 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 73 tackles · DB 41st (top 5%) · Sun Belt 28th (top 5%) · National 230th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | App State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Regular Season | App State | 3 | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 10.2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | App State | 9 | 52 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33 |
| 2025 Postseason | App State | 11 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 60.3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | App State | 11 | 65 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 60.3 |
Related Context
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DJ Burks played DB for App State. Across 4 tracked seasons, DJ Burks recorded 127 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with App State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
App State paired 8.5 primary output with 35.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 35.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Old Dominion
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · App State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
35.4
Usage
6.5
Consistency
51.5
Best Game by takeover score
Old Dominion
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia Southern: 0. Lindenwood: 2. Southern Miss: 1. Oregon State: 1. Georgia State: 0. Coastal Carolina: 0. Old Dominion: 2.5. Georgia Southern: 1. James Madison: 0. Marshall: 0. Arkansas State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia Southern: 8 by 33.3. Lindenwood: 3 by 32.5. Southern Miss: 3 by 22.5. Oregon State: 3 by 22.5. Georgia State: 5 by 20.8. Coastal Carolina: 3 by 12.5. Old Dominion: 7 by 54.2. Georgia Southern: 12 by 60. James Madison: 11 by 45.8. Marshall: 9 by 37.5. Arkansas State: 9 by 47.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 4 · -0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 7 · +0.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Old Dominion
Best efficiency game
60 vs Georgia Southern
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/29 | vs Georgia Southern | L 10-29 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Arkansas State | L 29-30 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Marshall | W 26-24 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ James Madison10+ tackles | L 10-58 | 11 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/7 | vs Georgia Southern10+ tackles | L 23-25 | 12 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Old DominionSplash game | L 21-24 | 7 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Coastal Carolina | L 37-45 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Georgia State | W 41-20 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Oregon State | W 27-23 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Southern Miss | L 22-38 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs LindenwoodSplash game | W 20-13 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
DJ Burks story
DJ Burks built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from Maryville, TN wearing No. 21, spending time with App State. The clearest part of DJ Burks' career was his defensive production: 127 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 5 passes defended across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with App State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but DJ Burks' production has multiple signals. With 23 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across App State.
The arc is straightforward: DJ Burks moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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App State
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20222023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | App State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | App State | 1 | 6.1 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | App State | 3 | 26.5 | 6.7 | 2 |
| 2025 Postseason | App State | 8.5 | 35.4 | 6.5 | 5.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | App State | 8.5 | 35.4 | 6.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs South Alabama
Week 4 · L 14-48 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
86.7 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 86.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Clemson
Week 2 · L 20-66
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Havoc Plays
78.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 78.3 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 49 Old Dominion
Week 9 · L 21-24 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
72.5 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 103 Georgia Southern
Week 11 · L 23-25 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
66.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Lindenwood
Week 2 · W 20-13
2
Havoc Plays
51.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · App State
8.5 primary output · 35.4 efficiency · 6.5 usage
60.3
#2
2025 Regular Season · App State
60.3
8.5 primary · 35.4 efficiency · 6.5 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · App State
33
3 primary · 26.5 efficiency · 6.7 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
2
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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