Derwin Burgess Jr.

Former wide receiver at Georgia Southern. 2024: 59 catches, 659 receiving yards, 3 TD.

WR · Georgia Southern · Sr. · #2

5′11″ · 190 lb · Riverdale, GA

CFB Index 63 · #125 of 466 WRsHigh confidenceGeorgia Southern 2024 — college career complete

Recruiting

3★

WR recruit

No. 1183 nationally · Signed with Georgia Southern

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former wide receiver at Georgia Southern. 2024: 59 catches, 659 receiving yards, 3 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Georgia Southern in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Georgia Southern, 2,500 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20217 games

Signed with Georgia Southern3-star out of Riverdale

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1183 national

CFB

College

Georgia Southern

2021–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2021–2024

2 coaches

2021

Kevin Whitley

Georgia Southern

2022–2024

Clay Helton

Georgia Southern

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Kevin Whitley → Clay Helton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Georgia Southern3-9HC: Kevin Whitley · Run-heavy

2022Georgia Southern6-7HC: Clay Helton · Pass-heavy, fast tempo

2023Georgia Southern6-7HC: Clay Helton · Pass-leaning

2024Georgia Southern8-5HC: Clay Helton · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

63Quality starter #125 of 466?

High confidence12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (88th percentile). Concern: rush yards (19th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#132 / 610 · 78th pct

96.7%

EPA / target#262 / 610 · 57th pct

0.92

TD rate#348 / 610 · 43rd pct

4.9%

Explosive rate#355 / 610 · 42nd pct

13.1%

Yards / catch#375 / 610 · 39th pct

11.2

Box-score rates (7)

Receptions#65 / 541 · 88th pct

Rec yards#132 / 541 · 76th pct

659

Rec TDs#193 / 541 · 57th pct

Long catch#279 / 541 · 48th pct

Rush TDs#55 / 299 · 41st pct

Yards / catch#408 / 541 · 24th pct

11.2

Rush yards#237 / 299 · 19th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

48th → 57th percentile

Explosive rate

28th → 42nd percentile

Catch rate

68th → 78th percentile

TD rate

57th → 43rd percentile

Yards / catch

31st → 39th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.8	50.0	15.0	0.3
Road7g	5.1	51.3	9.7	0.1

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.6	55.0	13.9	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	4.5	45.7	10.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Clay Helton

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

63 · #125 of 466 WRs

Three-star recruit. Now #125 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Georgia Southern	59	659	11.2	3	--
2023	Georgia Southern	74	813	11.0	6	--
2022	Georgia Southern	58	717	12.4	7	--
2021	Georgia Southern	17	311	18.3	1	--
Career		208	2,500	12.0	17	--

Season	Team
2024	Georgia Southern	1	2	--	--	--
2023	Georgia Southern	--	--	--	--	--
2022	Georgia Southern	2	10	--	--	--
2021	Georgia Southern	1	2	24	--	--
Career		4	14	24	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2024

W 28–14

vs James Madison

5 rec · 52 yds · 1 TD

With J. French — 215 yds · 3 TD · 3 INT · QBR 69.0 · 8 rush yds (7 car) · J. White — 134 rush yds (23 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 13 · Coastal Carolina · 3&14 · Q1 · EPA +3.47JC French pass complete to Derwin Burgess Jr. for 24 yds to the CCU 23 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · Marshall · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.94Dexter Williams II pass complete to Derwin Burgess Jr. for 34 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
Week 8 · James Madison · 3&5 · Q2 · EPA +2.76JC French pass complete to Derwin Burgess Jr. for 5 yds for a TD (Gavin Stewart KICK)
Week 9 · Old Dominion · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.60JC French pass complete to Derwin Burgess Jr. for 30 yds to the ODU 45 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Ole Miss · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.53OJ Arnold pass complete to Derwin Burgess Jr. for 12 yds for a TD (Gavin Stewart KICK)
Week 1 · Boise State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.46JC French pass complete to Derwin Burgess Jr. for 48 yds to the BOIS 3 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · James Madison · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.42JC French pass complete to Derwin Burgess Jr. for 15 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Sam Houston · 3&6 · Q4 · EPA +2.15JC French pass complete to Derwin Burgess Jr. for 11 yds to the SHSU 35 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · Georgia State · 3&5 · Q1 · EPA +2.11JC French pass complete to Derwin Burgess Jr. for 8 yds to the GASO 45 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Nevada · 2&8 · Q1 · EPA +2.07JC French pass complete to Derwin Burgess Jr. for 16 yds to the GASO 43 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 45-56vs Boise State	4	93	23.3	0	48
Wk 2	W 20-17@ Nevada	5	52	10.4	0	16
Wk 3	W 42-14vs South Carolina State	1	27	27.0	0	27
Wk 4	L 13-52@ Ole Miss	5	53	10.6	1	13
Wk 5	W 38-21@ Georgia State	4	20	5.0	0	9
Wk 7	W 24-23vs Marshall	7	84	12.0	1	34
Wk 8	W 28-14vs James Madison	5	52	10.4	1	15
Wk 9	L 19-47@ Old Dominion	4	59	14.8	0	30
Wk 10	W 34-30@ South Alabama	4	21	5.3	0	8
Wk 12	L 20-28vs Troy	2	25	12.5	0	14
Wk 13	W 26-6@ Coastal Carolina	8	98	12.3	0	28	Season-high 98 yds
Wk 14	W 29-20vs App State	4	19	4.8	0	7
Bowl	L 26-31@ Sam Houston	6	56	9.3	0	17
Total		59	659	12.1	3	48

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Derwin Burgess Jr.

20217 games

2024 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

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