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Jersey Number 32
Brandon Burks
- Position:
- RB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 207
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Daleville, Ala.
- High School:
- Daleville HS
Bio
**2014 All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention**
2014 (Junior): Rushed for 584 yards and three touchdowns โฆ Averaged 6.1 yards per carry and topped the 100-yard mark against New Mexico State and Georgia State โฆ Rushed for 176 yards on just 10 carries against New Mexico State; his 17.6 yards-per-carry average ranks as the second highest in a game in Troy history โฆ Rushed for 118 yards on just 13 carries against Georgia State โฆ Also caught 23 passes for 181 yards and a score โ reception total was the third most on the team while receiving yards were the fourth most โฆ Averaged 69.5 all-purpose yards per game, which was the second most on the team โฆ Enters his senior season tied for 11th in Troy history with five 100-yard rushing games โฆ Caught a season-high five passes for 23 yards in the opener at UAB โฆ Had a season-high 14 carries for 50 yards at South Alabama โฆ Rushed for touchdowns against Abilene Christian, Appalachian State and Georgia State; his receiving touchdown came against Abilene Christian on a 53-yard screen pass ... Named to the All-Sun Belt Team as a honorable mention selection
2013 (Sophomore): Started the final 11 games of the season at running back โฆ Led the Trojans with 675 yards and a 56.2 yards-per-game average on the ground โฆ Topped the 100-yard mark on three separate occasions โ 100 yards vs. South Alabama, 113 yards vs. Georgia State and 126 yards vs. Louisiana-Lafayette โฆ Became the first Troy running back since 2008 (DuJuan Harris) to rush for over 100 yards in back-to-back games (USA & GSU) โฆ Rushed for touchdowns against UAB and Ole Miss โฆ Finished second on the team with three rushes of over 20 yards โฆ Troyโs third-leading receiver (number of catches) with 36 catches for 188 yards โฆ Had a season-high six catches for 31 yards at Arkansas State โฆ Caught a season-long 24-yard pass in the opener vs. UAB โฆ Returned 10 kicks for 181 yards, which included a 51-yard return against South Alabama โ the longest by a Trojan all season โฆ One of just nine players in the Sun Belt to top the 1,000 yard mark in all-purpose yards
2012 (Freshman): Saw action in 10 of Troyโs 12 games as a true freshman on special teams โฆ Returned three kicks on the season โ Louisiana-Lafayette (3 yards), Mississippi State (11 yards), Tennessee (8 yards) โฆ Tallied three tackles on the year with two coming at South Alabama and one at Middle Tennessee
High School: Named Southeast Sun/Daleville Sun-Courier Offensive Player of the Year following his senior season โฆ Rushed for 1,530 yards on 182 carries (8.4 YPC)ย and 27 touchdowns โฆ Also had 10 catches for 155 yards and a pair of touchdowns โฆ Rushed for over 100 yards in five of Dalevilleโs 10 games as a senior โฆ Rushed for 411 yards and seven touchdowns in a 53-23 victory over Bullock County โฆ Rushed for three touchdowns in Dalevilleโs victory over Dale County โฆ Also played baseball and basketball
Personal: Born on Nov. 1, 1993, in Enterprise, Ala. โฆ Son of Melinda Johnson โฆ Majoring in criminal justice
2014 (Junior): Rushed for 584 yards and three touchdowns โฆ Averaged 6.1 yards per carry and topped the 100-yard mark against New Mexico State and Georgia State โฆ Rushed for 176 yards on just 10 carries against New Mexico State; his 17.6 yards-per-carry average ranks as the second highest in a game in Troy history โฆ Rushed for 118 yards on just 13 carries against Georgia State โฆ Also caught 23 passes for 181 yards and a score โ reception total was the third most on the team while receiving yards were the fourth most โฆ Averaged 69.5 all-purpose yards per game, which was the second most on the team โฆ Enters his senior season tied for 11th in Troy history with five 100-yard rushing games โฆ Caught a season-high five passes for 23 yards in the opener at UAB โฆ Had a season-high 14 carries for 50 yards at South Alabama โฆ Rushed for touchdowns against Abilene Christian, Appalachian State and Georgia State; his receiving touchdown came against Abilene Christian on a 53-yard screen pass ... Named to the All-Sun Belt Team as a honorable mention selection
2013 (Sophomore): Started the final 11 games of the season at running back โฆ Led the Trojans with 675 yards and a 56.2 yards-per-game average on the ground โฆ Topped the 100-yard mark on three separate occasions โ 100 yards vs. South Alabama, 113 yards vs. Georgia State and 126 yards vs. Louisiana-Lafayette โฆ Became the first Troy running back since 2008 (DuJuan Harris) to rush for over 100 yards in back-to-back games (USA & GSU) โฆ Rushed for touchdowns against UAB and Ole Miss โฆ Finished second on the team with three rushes of over 20 yards โฆ Troyโs third-leading receiver (number of catches) with 36 catches for 188 yards โฆ Had a season-high six catches for 31 yards at Arkansas State โฆ Caught a season-long 24-yard pass in the opener vs. UAB โฆ Returned 10 kicks for 181 yards, which included a 51-yard return against South Alabama โ the longest by a Trojan all season โฆ One of just nine players in the Sun Belt to top the 1,000 yard mark in all-purpose yards
2012 (Freshman): Saw action in 10 of Troyโs 12 games as a true freshman on special teams โฆ Returned three kicks on the season โ Louisiana-Lafayette (3 yards), Mississippi State (11 yards), Tennessee (8 yards) โฆ Tallied three tackles on the year with two coming at South Alabama and one at Middle Tennessee
High School: Named Southeast Sun/Daleville Sun-Courier Offensive Player of the Year following his senior season โฆ Rushed for 1,530 yards on 182 carries (8.4 YPC)ย and 27 touchdowns โฆ Also had 10 catches for 155 yards and a pair of touchdowns โฆ Rushed for over 100 yards in five of Dalevilleโs 10 games as a senior โฆ Rushed for 411 yards and seven touchdowns in a 53-23 victory over Bullock County โฆ Rushed for three touchdowns in Dalevilleโs victory over Dale County โฆ Also played baseball and basketball
Personal: Born on Nov. 1, 1993, in Enterprise, Ala. โฆ Son of Melinda Johnson โฆ Majoring in criminal justice
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