Linebacker, Villanova, 2025–⁠26

Omari Bursey

Number
No. 8
Height
6′0″
Weight
230 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Broomfield, CO

Omari Bursey plays linebacker for Villanova. Last time out, at Fordham: 14 tackles. Bursey leads Villanova in sacks and tackles this season.

2026 so far

77 tackles, 2 sacks

Last game: 14 tackles at Fordham, W 38–⁠17

Next game: vs. Lehigh, Oct 24

Game by game this season, tackles
  1. 15W&M
  2. 14@BUCK
  3. 5@LOU
  4. 8@LIU
  5. 12COLG
  6. 9MORG
  7. 14@FOR

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

15tackles, career highvs. William & Mary, 2026

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2025Villanova12931100
2026Villanova77477.52012
Career895610.53112

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Villanova8LBFr.
2026Villanova8LBSo.6′0″230

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 Villanova 7 games, 77 tackles, 2 sacks
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Aug 28vs.William & MaryL 32–⁠351584100
Sep 5atBucknellW 17–⁠161480.5000
Sep 11atLouisvilleL 13–⁠59530000
Sep 19atLong Island UniversityW 20–⁠16860000
Sep 26vs.ColgateL 21–⁠281281000
Oct 3vs.Morgan StateL 35–⁠38971100
Oct 17atFordhamW 38–⁠171471001
2025 Villanova 4 games, 12 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 13atPenn StateL 6–⁠52220010
Oct 4atNew HampshireW 37–⁠7––––––
Dec 13atTarleton StateW 26–⁠21543100
Dec 20 ✦vs.Illinois StateL 14–⁠30530000

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

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