2024 - All-Sun Belt Conference Fourth Team (Phil Steele)
2024 - All-Sun Belt Conference Honorable Mention
2024 - All-Sun Belt Conference Honorable Mention (College Football Network)
2023 - All-Sun Belt Conference Honorable Mention
2022 - All-Sun Belt Conference Honorable Mention
2024-25: Started all 13 games … Saw action on 825 plays (820 offense, five special teams) … Led the team with 59 catches for 659 yards … Had three touchdowns … An honorable mention All-Sun Belt Conference selection … Also named honorable mention all-conference by College Football Network … A fourth-team All-Sun Belt selection by Phil Steele … Caught four passes for 93 yards against Boise State … Caught five balls for 52 yards in the win at Nevada … Had a 27-yard catch against South Carolina State … Hauled in five passes for 53 yards and a touchdown at Ole Miss … Caught four passes for 20 in the win at Georgia State … Set a new school record for consecutive games with a catch in that game at 32 games … Had seven catches for 84 yards and the game-winning touchdown grab on a 34-yard reception in the win over Marshall … Had five receptions for 52 yards and a touchdown in the win over James Madison … Grabbed four balls for 59 yards at Old Dominion … Had four catches for 21 yards in the win over South Alabama … Caught two passes for 25 yards against Troy … Had eight receptions for 98 yards in the win at Coastal Carolina … Caught four balls for 19 yards in the win over App State … Had six catches for 56 yards against Sam Houston in the New Orleans Bowl … Finished his career catching a pass in a school-record 40-consecutive games.
2023-24: Started all 13 games … Was on the field for 869 total snaps (857 offense, 12 special teams) … An honorable mention All-Sun Belt selection from the league … Was second on the team with 74 catches, going for 813 yards and a team-high six touchdowns … Caught six passes for 76 yards and a touchdown in the opener against The Citadel … Had eight catches for 75 yards and a touchdown in the win over UAB … Posted eight catches for 124 yards, including a 68 yarder, at Wisconsin … Had seven catches for 35 yards in the win at Ball State … Had seven receptions for 61 yards and a touchdown in the win over Coastal Carolina … Caught four passes for 23 yards at James Madison … Tallied four catches for 72 yards and a touchdown (52 yards) in the win over ULM … Had five catches for 64 yards in the win over Georgia State … Had one catch for 8 yards at Texas State … Had eight catches for 63 yards and a touchdown at Marshall … Led the team with seven receptions for 73 yards against Old Dominion … Caught three passes for 22 yards at App State … Caught six passes for 117 yards and a 65-yard touchdown against Ohio in the Myrtle Beach Bowl … Made the Honor Roll in the fall.
2022-23: An honorable mention All-Sun Belt selection from the league … Played in and started 10 games … Was on the field for 715 offensive snaps … Caught 58 passes for 717 yards and seven touchdowns … Got the start in the opener against Morgan State … Posted four catches for 33 yards and a score … His one-handed scoring grab right before the half landed him on SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays … Set a school record with 12 receptions in the win at Nebraska … Tallied 119 yards on those 12 catches, including a big one on 4th and 2 on the game-winning drive … Had four catches for 48 yards and a touchdown at UAB … Had five catches for 133 yards against Ball State … Had seven catches for 68 yards and a touchdown against Coastal Carolina … Also had two rushes for 10 yards … Caught five passes for 52 yards and a touchdown at Georgia State … Caught seven passes for 84 yards and the game-winning touchdown late in the win over No. 25 James Madison … Caught one ball for 9 yards in the win at Old Dominion … Had eight receptions for 96 yards and a touchdown against South Alabama … Had five catches for 75 yards and a touchdown at Louisiana … Suffered a broken leg in the game that sidelined him for the remainder of the season.
2021-22: Played in 11 games, starting three … Played 504 total snaps (410 on offense, 94 on special teams) … Had 17 catches for 311 yards and a touchdown on the season … Had 2 yards rushing … Played 21 offensive snaps in the opener against Gardner-Webb … Had a 7-yard catch at Florida Atlantic … Played 41 total snaps at Arkansas … Threw a key block on quarterback Justin Tomlin’s 76-yard touchdown run … Played 38 total snaps against Louisiana … Had an 18-yard catch against Arkansas State … Caught two passes for 76 yards, including a big 57-yarder that set up a touchdown, at Troy … Played 44 total snaps at South Alabama … Caught four passes for 48 yards against Georgia State … Had three receptions for 30 yards against Coastal Carolina … Had a big game in the win at Texas State, catching five passes for 134 yards and a 46-yard touchdown and also blocked a punt that was returned for a touchdown … Had one catch against BYU … Missed the App State game with an injury.
2020-21: Graduated from high school early and enrolled at Georgia Southern in January … Went through spring practice with the Eagles.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Riverdale High for Coach Rodney Hackney … A first-team all-state selection for the 4A level by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution … The Region 5-AAAA offensive player of the year by the AJC … Ranked as the No. 226 wide receiver in the country and the No. 126 player in the state of Georgia by 247Sports … Ranked as the No. 29 athlete in the country and the No. 84 player in the state by Rivals … Listed as the No. 179 wide receiver in the country by ESPN.com … Named Class 4A preseason all-state team … A four-time, first-team all-region selection.
PERSONAL: Born Derwin Le’Quinn Burgess Jr. on December 9 in Atlanta … Son of Makeitha Burgess and Derwin Burgess Sr. … Has two siblings, TaKara and MaKayla.
MAJOR: Interdisciplinary Studies - Public Health (Graduated)
