Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 41-43vs The Citadel | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 9-41@ Ole Miss | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#7
D.J. Burgess
Senior defensive lineman on Charlotte's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 270 lb · Oxford, MS · Lafayette
Returning to Charlotte for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1.5 TFL · 4 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 TFL, 2 tackles, at Ole Miss
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Charlotte's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Southern Miss in 2022.
D.J. Burgess
Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Will Hall and Tim Albin. One game to point at: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against Ole Miss — Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Southern Miss3-star out of Lafayette
2023
- Entered the portal
2025
- Signed with Charlotte3-star out of Northwest Mississippi C.C.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022
Peter Rossomando
Charlotte
Coaching transition mid-career: Peter Rossomando → Tim Albin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Southern Miss7-6HC: Will Hall · Run-leaning
2025Charlotte1-11HC: Tim Albin · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Charlotte0-2HC: Tim Albin · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). 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: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.8 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Albin
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 | Charlotte | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Charlotte | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Southern Miss | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Charlotte
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Charlotte
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -8 net (19 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Charlotte · Last season: 1-11 · Talent rank #104 · 2026 recruiting class #103
Background
Awards and Honors NWMCC President's List (Spring 2024) NJCAA Division 1 All-America, Honorable Mention (2023, 2024) NJCAA Region 23 All-Region (2023, 2024) All-MACCC Defensive Player of the Year (2023) JUCO Weekly All-MACCC North Division First Team (2023) NWMCC Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fa...
The defensive line · Charlotte
- #9Curtis Simpson4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #51Jamarrion Solomon3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #2Jaylon Johnson1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #85Caleb Irving0 tackles for loss · 2025
- #7D.J. Burgess0 tackles for loss · 2025
16 more on the roster · Charlotte team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology