Terrell Burgess: DB · Utah · #26.
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Terrell Burgess
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Four seasons in the Utah secondary to date. On tape: 12 tackles against Oregon, Week 15, 2019.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
81 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 7.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Salt Lake Tribune Nov 2
KJZZ Oct 29The Salt Lake Tribune Oct 27
KUTV Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-12@ BYU | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-17vs Northern Illinois | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-0vs Idaho State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 23-30@ USC | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-13vs Washington State | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | W 52-7@ Oregon State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-3vs No. 17 Arizona State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-0vs California | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 33-28@ Washington | 10 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 49-3vs UCLA | 9 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-7@ Arizona | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 45-15vs Colorado | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 15-37vs No. 13 Oregon | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 12 tackles |
 Bowl | L 10-38vs Texas | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 81 | 50 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 5 |
Week 5 · 2019
W 38-13
1 tackle for loss · 6 tackles · 3 pass breakups
Dominant 25-point win at home against Washington State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
81tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%8 TFL81 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Kyle Whittingham — 36-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 7.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Pass share
35.5%
321 pass / 583 run
Plays / game
64.6
14 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
355 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
81 tackles in 14 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Utah, 113 tackles — drafted at #104 overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kyle Whittingham.
Next stop · NFL
Los Angeles RamsEntering 7th NFL season
Los Angeles RamsEntering 7th NFL season
