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87 Thomas Burke

  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 250
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Tysons Corner, Va.
  • Highschool George C. Marshall

Biography

2024 (FIFTH YEAR): Named team captain before the season

2023 (SENIOR): Named a third-team preseason All-American by D3football.com ... Repeated on All-NJAC first team and added another D3football.com all-region laurel, this time a third-team award ... Led team and tied for second in the NJAC with six touchdowns ... Also ranked eighth in receiving yards (485) and 10th in receptions (33) ... Finished season with exactly 1,000 receiving yards ... Caught six passes for 71 yards and a touchdown at F&M (9/21) en route to NJAC Offensive Player of the Week honors ... Went off for seven receptions for career-high 143 yards against Rowan (10/7) ... Finished with touchdowns in each of the last three games, including two at Salisbury (10/28) to lead an upset win ... Had five catches and a score in season finale versus Christopher Newport (11/10)

2022 (JUNIOR): Named first team All-NJAC and second-team all-region by D3football.com ... Led team and ranked second in NJAC in receptions (46) and receiving yards (448) ... Caught two touchdowns and was downed at the 1-yard line on several other occasions ... Had at least five catches in all but two games ... Had seven catches for 63 yards and a score against Montclair State (10/15) and racked up a career-high 77 yards in the finale versus Kean (11/11)

2021 (SOPHOMORE): Played in eight games ... Had four receptions for 67 yards and one touchdown ... Had a 13-yard catch in collegiate debut at Muhlenberg (9/4) ... Grabbed a 32-yard TD in win at Nichols (9/25)

BEFORE TCNJ: All-conference selection in both football and basketball at George C. Marshall High School ... Also played lacrosse for the Statesmen ... Part of conference championship in all three sports

PERSONAL: Birthday is November 28 ... Parents are Tom and Kathy Burke ... Mother was a swimmer at La Salle ... Has one sibling, Mason ... Biggest athletic thrill has been a game-sealing catch against Montclair State in 2022 ... Favorite postgame meal is Chipotle ... Favorite athletes are Travis Kelce, Conor McGregor, and Kobe Bryant 

AWARDS AND HONORS
  • D3football.com 3rd Team Preseason All-American (2023)
  • D3football.com 2nd Team All-Region (2022, 2024)
  • D3football.com 3rd Team All-Region (2023)
  • 1st Team All-NJAC (2022, 2023, 2024)
  • D3football.com Team of the Week (10/8/24)
  • NJAC Offensive Player of the Week (9/25/23)

Statistics

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Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 87

    2021Sophomore

    Tight End
    6'5" 243 lbs
    87
  • 87

    2022Junior

    TE
    6'5" 243 lbs
    87
  • 87

    2023Senior

    TE
    6'5" 250 lbs
    87
  • 87
    C

    2024Fifth Year

    TE
    6'5" 250 lbs
    87
    C
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