Senior defensive lineman on Florida Atlantic's 2026 roster.
6′5″ · 320 lb · Irving, TX · Parish Episcopal
The numbers
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1.5 TFL, 5 tackles, vs Navy
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive lineman on Florida Atlantic's 2026 roster.
Blake Burris
Three head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. The receipt: 5 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Navy — Week 2, 2026.
9 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Tom Herman, Chad Lunsford, and Zach Kittley. Multi-era developmental context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | SMU | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | SMU | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 17 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-66@ Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-30vs Navy | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 16-10vs Florida International | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 9 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–30
vs Navy
1.5 tackles for loss · 5 tackles · 1 pass breakups
Edged out Navy at home in a shootout.
With C. Veltkamp — 386 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 83.4 · -22 rush yds (5 car) · E. Messer — 8 rec · 179 yds · 2 TD
Since week 2: +2 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: passes defended (92nd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Zach Kittley
Pass share
52.6%
122 pass / 110 run
Plays / game
77.3
3 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
140 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
At Florida Atlantic Graduate Student (2026) Joined the Owls, reuniting with former Red Raider staff such as Hagerty Family Head Football Coach Zach Kittley and Special Teams Coordinator Tyler Schovanec, in January of 2026 Currently working on his second graduate degree At SMU Graduate Student…
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