Jonathan Burgess

Class:
Senior
Position:
OL
Height:
6-2
Weight:
305
Prev School:
Brooke Point HS (Virginia State)
Hometown:
Stafford, Va.

2014 & 2015 Team Captain

Career Notes:

• Former walk-on who finished his career with 36 games played, including 34 career starts

• Started the last 26 games of his career

2015 (Sr.):

• Big South Preseason All-Conference selection

• STATS FCS Preseason All-America selection

• STATS FCS All-America second-team honoree

• Associated Press All-America second-team selection

• CSN Fabulous Fifty FCS All-America honoree

• Big South first-team all-conference selection

• VaSID all-state first-team honoree

• Named to the Roanoke Times All-State first team

• Team Captain

• Led the team in knockdowns

• Moved to center midseason due to an injury

• Allowed one sack during the season

• Helped Liberty lead the Big South in passing yards (259.9 yards per game)

2014 (Jr.):

• Big South all-conference first team

• VaSID all-state first team

• Named team captain prior to the start of the season

• Nominated for the Allstate AFCA Good Works team

• Started all 14 games at left guard

• Liberty's top offensive lineman

• Led the team in knockdowns

• Tied for second on the team in overall team performance grade

• Allowed only one sack

• Helped Liberty rank second in the Big South in fewest sacks allowed (16)

• Part of an offensive line that helped Liberty finish second in the Big South in total offense (411.2 yards per game) and scoring offense (32.0 points per game)

• Liberty led the Big South and ranked No. 10 in the country in red zone offense (89.7 percent)

• Liberty led the Big South and ranked No. 20 in the nation in passing efficiency (146.2)

• Helped running back D.J. Abnar finished the year with 15 rushing touchdowns and 1,289 rushing yards, both top five single season rankings in program history

2013 (So.):

• Big South second-team all-conference

• VaSID second-team all-state

• Saw playing time in 11 of 12 games and started nine contests at left guard

• Finished the year tied for the highest grade on the offensive line

• Led the team with 69 knockdowns

• Allowed one sack during the season

• Versatile player who also served as back-up center

• Helped Liberty set a program record with 36 rushing touchdowns

• Liberty ranked second in the Big South in rushing yards per game (184.1)

• Liberty led the Big South and ranked No. 6 in the country in passing efficiency (155.64)

• Liberty also finished the year No. 16 in the country in scoring offense (37.3 points per game), No. 11 in third-down conversion percentage (35.2), No. 13 in red zone offense (87.3 percent) and No. 21 in time of possession (32:06)

• During the offseason, set a new program record for an offensive lineman with 385 pound power clean

Previous School:

• Transferred to Liberty from Virginia State

Prep:

• Graduated from Brooke Point High Point

Personal:

• Birthday is on Aug. 27

• Majoring in criminal justice