Receiver, Georgia Southern, 2021–⁠24

Derwin Burgess Jr.

Number
No. 2
Height
5′11″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Riverdale, GA

Derwin Burgess Jr. played receiver at Georgia Southern (2021–⁠24).

Career highs

12catches, career highat Nebraska, 2022134receiving yards, career highat Texas State, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Georgia Southern1731118.3157
2022Georgia Southern5871712.4753
2023Georgia Southern7481311.0668
2024Georgia Southern5965911.2348
Career2082,50012.01768

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2022Georgia Southern220000
2023Georgia Southern110000
2024Georgia Southern210000
Career540000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Georgia Southern2WRFr.
2022Georgia Southern2WRSo.
2023Georgia Southern2WRJr.
2024Georgia Southern2WRSr.5′11″190

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2021Georgia Southern180.72––12.9–
2022Georgia Southern820.6137th (n=683)0.7149.911%
2023Georgia Southern810.7644th (n=681)0.8061.69%
2024Georgia Southern620.9047th (n=581)0.9256.07%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Georgia Southern 13 games, 59 catches, 659 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.Boise StateL 45–⁠564930482
Sep 7atNevadaW 20–⁠17552016–
Sep 14vs.South Carolina StateW 42–⁠14127027–
Sep 21atOle MissL 13–⁠52553113–
Sep 28atGeorgia StateW 38–⁠2142009–
Oct 12vs.MarshallW 24–⁠23784134–
Oct 19vs.James MadisonW 28–⁠14552115–
Oct 24atOld DominionL 19–⁠47459030–
Nov 2atSouth AlabamaW 34–⁠3042108–
Nov 16vs.TroyL 20–⁠28225014–
Nov 23atCoastal CarolinaW 26–⁠6898028–
Nov 30vs.App StateW 29–⁠2041907–
Dec 19 ✦vs.Sam HoustonL 26–⁠31656017–
2023 Georgia Southern 13 games, 74 catches, 813 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.The CitadelW 34–⁠0676130–
Sep 9vs.UABW 49–⁠35875126–
Sep 16atWisconsinL 14–⁠358124068–
Sep 23atBall StateW 40–⁠3735014–
Sep 30vs.Coastal CarolinaW 38–⁠28761116–
Oct 14atJames MadisonL 13–⁠4142308–
Oct 21vs.UL MonroeW 38–⁠28472152–
Oct 26vs.Georgia StateW 44–⁠27564021–
Nov 4atTexas StateL 24–⁠451808–
Nov 11atMarshallL 33–⁠38863125–
Nov 18vs.Old DominionL 17–⁠20773023–
Nov 25atApp StateL 27–⁠55322010–
Dec 16 ✦vs.OhioL 21–⁠416117165–
2022 Georgia Southern 10 games, 58 catches, 717 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.Morgan StateW 59–⁠7433117–
Sep 10atNebraskaW 45–⁠4212119035–
Sep 17atUABL 21–⁠35448116–
Sep 24vs.Ball StateW 34–⁠235133053–
Oct 1atCoastal CarolinaL 30–⁠3476813410
Oct 8atGeorgia StateL 33–⁠41552118–
Oct 15vs.James MadisonW 45–⁠38784122–
Oct 22atOld DominionW 28–⁠231909–
Nov 5vs.South AlabamaL 31–⁠38896119–
Nov 10atLouisianaL 17–⁠36575132–
2021 Georgia Southern 7 games, 17 catches, 311 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 11atFlorida AtlanticL 6–⁠381707–
Oct 2vs.Arkansas StateW 59–⁠33118018–
Oct 9atTroyL 24–⁠27276057–
Oct 30vs.Georgia StateL 14–⁠214480272
Nov 6vs.Coastal CarolinaL 8–⁠28330019–
Nov 13atTexas StateW 38–⁠305134148–
Nov 20vs.BYUL 17–⁠341−20−2–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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