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Derrick Burgess

Ole Miss · Edge Rusher · 1997-2000

PRS
73
SPD
76
STR
68

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Burgess was a first-team all-conference pick in 2000.

In the Ole Miss record book, Burgess ranks No. 8 in career sacks. Burgess's 2000 season ranks No. 8 in program history for sacks.

Burgess was the No. 63 overall pick in the 2001 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 72 overall, the 7th-highest edge rusher rating at Ole Miss since 1990 and No. 69 among all edge rushers of the 2000-2004 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2000
    • First-team all-conference
  2. 2001
    • No. 63 overall pick, NFL Draft

Ole Miss Record Book

  • No. 8 in career sacks
  • No. 8 in single-season sacks (2000)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Rating by Era

  • 1995-1999 eraEDGE72
  • 2000-2004 eraEDGE72

Ole Miss Teammates

  1. 93Eli Manning2000-03QB
  2. 86Rufus French1997-98TE
  3. 80Ken Lucas2000CB
  4. 74Chris Collins2000-03WR
  5. 74Deuce McAllister1997-2000RB
  6. 72Eddie Strong1998-2002LB
  7. 72Kris Mangum1995-96TE
  8. 72Matt Grier2002S
  9. 72Syniker Taylor2000-01CB
  10. 71John Avery1997RB

Full Ole Miss all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 2000-2004 Era

  1. 95Julius PeppersNorth Carolina · 1998-2001EDGE
  2. 91David PollackGeorgia · 2001-04EDGE
  3. 91John HendersonTennessee · 2000-01EDGE
  4. 91Terrell SuggsArizona State · 2000-02EDGE
  5. 91Tommie HarrisOklahoma · 2001-03EDGE
  6. 90Andre CarterCalifornia · 1997-2000EDGE
  7. 90Dave BallUCLA · 2000-03EDGE
  8. 90Dwight FreeneySyracuse · 1998-2001EDGE

Best college edge rushers since 1990Best SEC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Derrick Burgess) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.