TJ Burke

Why Lehigh?:" Because it is a great school for academics and athletics, great facilities and great coaching staff. It's also in a great area in Pennsylvania." As a senior (2025): Earned All-America honors from the Associated Press (honorable mention) and FCS Football Central (third team)… first team All-Patriot League for second consecutive season… started all 13 games at nose guard… finished with seven tackles for loss and four sacks… had season-high five tackles in wins over Yale (10/4) and Lafayette (11/22)… recorded Lehigh's lone sack against Lafayette… totaled 1.5 tackles for loss against Sacred Heart (9/6) and Fordham (10/25)… selected as game captain at Bucknell… won Alexander G. Hahalis Award at year-end banquet. As a junior (2024): First team All-Patriot League… started all 13 games at nose guard… finished second on team with 10.5 tackles for loss and seven sacks… tied career-high with five tackles at Georgetown (11/2) and against Lafayette (11/23)… had 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks in Rivalry 160 triumph over the Leopards… had three tackles and Lehigh's lone postseason sack at Idaho (12/7)… selected as game captain for Idaho playoff game. As a sophomore (2023): Started 10 games at nose tackle… finished with 28 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss… registered sacks at Fordham (10/7) and Colgate (11/11)… made five tackles at Merrimack (9/9) and at Fordham… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. As a first-year (2022): Saw time in all 11 games in defensive line rotation… registered eight tackles, including one in each of the final eight games… had tackle for loss against Fordham (10/8). In high school: First team all-state as an offensive guard and defensive tackle… district Lineman of the Year… four sport athlete (football, wrestling, track and field, lacrosse)… broke school weightlifting records in bench press, squat, deadlift and hang clean… finished third in state as a wrestler… second team all-academic honor roll. Personal: Son of Jeffery Burke and Tammy Davis… sister Crystal Manley. Tackles Year · G · UA · A · Tot · TFL · Sacks · 2022 · 11 · 6 · 2 · 8 · 1.0 · 0.0 · 2023 · 10 · 12 · 16 · 28 · 3.5 · 2.0 · 2024 · 13 · 15 · 25 · 40 · 10.5 · 7.0 · 2025 · 13 · 18 · 19 · 37 · 7.0 · 4.0 · Total · 47 · 51 · 62 · 113 · 22 · 13 CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 5, 6x, at. Lafayette, 11/22/25 Tackles for loss: 2.5, vs. Lafayette, 11/23/24 Sacks: 1.5, vs. Lafayette, 11/23/24