Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-66@ Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-30vs Navy | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#98
Blake Burris
Senior defensive lineman on Florida Atlantic's 2026 roster.
6′5″ · 320 lb · Irving, TX · Parish Episcopal
In transfer portal — destination TBD (from SMU)
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1.5 TFL · 7 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1.5 TFL, 5 tackles, vs Navy
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Florida Atlantic's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Parish Episcopal School in 2020.
Blake Burris
Three head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. The receipt: 5 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Navy — Week 2, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2020
- Recruited3-star out of Parish Episcopal School
20243 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coaches2023
Florida Atlantic
2025–2026era →
Zach Kittley
Florida Atlantic
Played under 3 different head coaches: Tom Herman, Chad Lunsford, and Zach Kittley. Multi-era developmental context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025SMU
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Texas Tech7-6HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced
2024SMU11-3HC: Rhett Lashlee · Run-leaning
2025SMU9-4HC: Rhett Lashlee · Balanced
2026Florida Atlantic1-1HC: Zach Kittley · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 TKL/g, 0.8 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Zach Kittley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | SMU | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | SMU | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 15 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–30
vs Navy
5 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 TFL
Edged out Navy at home in a shootout.
With C. Veltkamp — 386 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 83.4 · -22 rush yds (5 car) · E. Messer — 8 rec · 179 yds · 2 TD
Game log
Background
At Florida Atlantic Graduate Student (2026) Joined the Owls, reuniting with former Red Raider staff such as Hagerty Family Head Football Coach Zach Kittley and Special Teams Coordinator Tyler Schovanec, in January of 2026 Currently working on his second graduate degree At SMU Graduate Student (20...
The defensive line · Florida Atlantic
- #1Cecil Doggette Jr.6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #2Wilky Denaud5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #14Tycoolhill Luman1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #13Earl Miller Jr.1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #98Blake Burris0 tackles for loss · 2025
7 more on the roster · Florida Atlantic team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology