Defensive back, Tennessee (from App State), 2022–26
D.J. Burks
- Number
- No. 42
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 196 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Maryville, TN
D.J. Burks plays defensive back for Tennessee, after App State (2022–25). Last time out, against Texas: 1 tackles.
2026 so far
2 tackles
Last game: 1 tackles vs. Texas, L 17–20
Next game: at South Carolina, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
14tackles, career highvs. South Alabama, 2024Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | App State | 42 | DB | RS | ||
| 2023 | App State | 42 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | App State | 42 | DB | So. | ||
| 2025 | App State | 42 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | Tennessee | 42 | DB | Sr. | 6′0″ | 196 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Tennessee 2 games, 2 tackles
2025 App State 11 games, 73 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. Lindenwood | W 20–13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at Southern Miss | L 22–38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Oregon State | W 27–23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | at Georgia State | W 41–20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Coastal Carolina | L 37–45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Old Dominion | L 21–24 | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Georgia Southern | L 23–25 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | at James Madison | L 10–58 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Marshall | W 26–24 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Arkansas State | L 29–30 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs.Georgia Southern | L 10–29 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 App State 9 games, 52 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. East Tennessee State | W 38–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Clemson | L 20–66 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at East Carolina | W 21–19 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. South Alabama | L 14–48 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | atMarshall | L 37–52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Louisiana | L 24–34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Old Dominion | W 28–20 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.James Madison | W 34–20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | atGeorgia Southern | L 20–29 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 App State 3 games, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Gardner-Webb | W 45–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Southern Miss | W 48–38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Georgia Southern | W 55–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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