Kennesaw State University Athletics

Career Highs
Total Tackles: 6, at UT-Martin (11/05/22), vs. Tennessee Tech (10/22/22) and at Wofford (09/18/21)
Tackles-for-loss: 1, vs. Charleston Southern (10/29/22)

As a Senior (2022)
» ASUN Conference All-Academic Team
» CoSIDA Academic All-District

Registered four tackles (all solo) and two pass breakups in the season opener at Samford (Sept. 2)... recorded four tackles (all solo) in the home opener against Wofford (Sept. 24) ... posted four tackles (two solo) and one pass break-up against Central Arkansas (Oct. 15) ... tied a career-high with six tackles (five solo) in the win versus Tennessee Tech (Oct. 22) ... also registered one pass break-up ... added four tackles (one solo) and his first career tackle-for-loss in the win over Charleston Southern (Oct. 29) ... also added one pass break-up ... tied a career-high with six tackles (one solo) and added one pass break-up in the win at No. 15 UT-Martin (Nov. 5).

As a Junior (Fall 2021)
Tallied one pass breakup in the season opener against Reinhardt (Sept. 2) ... tied the team high for tackles in week three at Wofford (Sept. 18) ... registered six total tackles (five solo) ... recorded five tackles (two solo) against No. 17 Jacksonville State (Oct. 2) ... scooped a blocked field goal and returned it 91 yards for an Owls' touchdown during a week eight win at Campbell (Oct. 23).  

As a Sophomore (Spring 2021)
Played in all five games and made eight tackles ... had one pass defensed. 

As a Freshman (2019)
Played in 13 games for the No. 3 total defense in the country … recorded two tackles on the season … registered one tackles in the season opener against Point University (Aug. 31) and one at No. 3 Weber State in the second round of the FCS Playoffs.

High School
Played under Kevin Smith at Perry High School as a defensive back ... a four-time National Honor Society honoree ... a Beta Club member ... 2016: Named Coaches Award and a Region 4A First Team Defensive Back ... 2017: Named team captain award ... a Most Outstanding Defensive Back award winner ... a Georgia Football Magazine Academic All-State selection… a Georgia Football Magazine Good Citizen Award honoree ... 2017: NA GHSA Class 4A Region 2 Scholar Athlete of the Year honoree ... a Class 4A Region 2 first-team defensive back selection ... named Preseason All-State ... a six-time Defensive Player of the Week winner ... nominated Positive Athlete in Georgia.

Personal
Full name is Je’Cory Rashad Burks ... born in Perry Hospital ... hometown is Perry, Ga. ... son of YaTosha and Cory Burks ... has one sibling named Jemarcus ... plans to study computer science.