Coastal Carolina University Athletics

2006 (Senior)

• Played in all 12 games for CCU, starting five contests at tight end
• Caught 18 passes for 300 yards and two touchdowns
• Hauled in a season-best four passes for 89 yards, which included a season-long 44-yard reception, in the season opener versus Elon (Sept. 2)
• Also had four catches for 85 yards and a touchdown at Wofford (Sept. 9)
• Caught three passes for 46 yards and a touchdown against Savannah State (Nov. 4)
• Recorded three catches for 24 yards at Gardner-Webb (Nov. 11)
• Also caught a two-point conversion versus Elon

2005 (Junior)

• Played in eight games as the tight end position, getting the start against Gardner-Webb (Oct. 15)
• Had catches in five of the eight games in which he played in, finishing with 11 receptions for 147 yards and a touchdown
• Recorded a season-high 72 yards on four catches and his first collegiate touchdown against Mansfield (Nov. 12)
• Hauled in two passes for 21 yards in the overtime win at home over Gardner-Webb
• Also had two catches at Savannah State (Nov. 5) and at Charleston Southern (Nov. 19)
• Moved from wide receiver to tight end during the 2005 spring season

2004 (Sophomore)

• Played in all 11 games as a sophomore, helping Coastal win its first conference title
• Caught four passes for 39 yards as a wide receiver
• Had catches against Davidson (Sept. 11), at Newberry (Sept. 18), and at Gardner-Webb (Oct. 30)
• Recorded two catches for 32 yards, including a season-long 28-yard reception, in the road win at Gardner-Webb

2003 (Freshman)

• Started the first eight games of the season as a true freshman before a knee injury ended his season
• Recorded a catch in seven of the eighth games he played in
• Led Coastal with a team-high 19 catches for 215 yards and an average of 11.3 yards per catch average
• Became the first player in Coastal Carolina history to record 10 catches and more than 100 yards with 10 receptions and 110 yards at Jacksonville (Sept. 20)
• Also grabbed four passes for 29 yards against Gardner-Webb (Oct. 4)
• A member of the 2003 recruiting class

High School

• Earned three varsity letters in both football and basketball at Dutch Fork High School
• Totaled 33 catches for 604 yards his senior season, earning all-area honors from The State and all-region honors
• Selected for the 2002 North-South All-Star Game in Myrtle Beach
• Served as the co-captain and earned player of the week honors three times his senior year
• Caught four touchdowns to help his team advance to the state semifinals his junior season 
• Led his basketball team to a ranking as high as No. 2 in the state

Personal

• Full name is Rodney Maurice Burgess
• Born November 27, 1984
• Major is recreation and sport management