Derwin Burgess Jr.

#2 · WR · Sr. · Georgia Southern5′11″ · 190 lb · Riverdale, GA

Derwin Burgess Jr.: WR · Georgia Southern · #2.

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Derwin Burgess Jr.

WR · Georgia Southern · Sr · #2

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Georgia Southern. A game that shows it: 98 receiving yards and 8 receptions against Coastal Carolina — Week 13, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Georgia Southern	59	659	11.2	3	48
2023	Georgia Southern	74	813	11.0	6	68
2022	Georgia Southern	58	717	12.4	7	53
2021	Georgia Southern	17	311	18.3	1	57
Career		208	2,500	12.0	17	68

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

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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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@ No. 5 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 26-31vs Sam Houston	6	56	9.3	0	17
Total		59	659	11.2	3	48

Signature game

Week 4 · 2024

L 13-52

at Ole Miss

5 rec · 53 yds · 1 TD

With A. Smith — 40.9 yards per punt · 8 punts · 2 inside the 20 · D. Williams II — 36 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 89.7 · 19 rush yds (3 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 13 · Coastal Carolina · 3rd and 14 · Q1 · EPA +3.47JC French pass complete to Derwin Burgess Jr. for 24 yds to the CCU 23 for a
Week 7 · Marshall · 1st and 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 · 3rd and 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 · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.60JC French pass complete to Derwin Burgess Jr. for 30 yds to the ODU 45 for a
Week 4 · Ole Miss · 1st and 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 · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.46JC French pass complete to Derwin Burgess Jr. for 48 yds to the BOIS 3 for a

4 more plays

Week 8 · James Madison · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.42JC French pass complete to Derwin Burgess Jr. for 15 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 1 · Sam Houston · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.15JC French pass complete to Derwin Burgess Jr. for 11 yds to the SHSU 35 for a
Week 5 · Georgia State · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.11JC French pass complete to Derwin Burgess Jr. for 8 yds to the GASO 45 for a
Week 2 · Nevada · 2nd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.07JC French pass complete to Derwin Burgess Jr. for 16 yds to the GASO 43 for a

Teams and coaches

2021Georgia Southern3-9HC: Chad Lunsford and 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

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 63 (#125 of 466). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2024 season

63Quality starter #125 of 466 · 2024?

12 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. 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 in 2024. 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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

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
Road6g	5.0	50.5	9.7	0.2

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

2024 season

Head Coach

Clay Helton

Pass share

50.5%

444 pass / 436 run

Plays / game

67.7

13 games

Team sack rate

6.4%

471 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Starter

59 catches and 1 carry in 13 games, about as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

63 · #125 of 466 WRs · 2024

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

Derwin Burgess Jr.

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Starter

Four seasons at Georgia Southern

2021 7 games