#59

Chris Burge

Sophomore defensive end for UAB. 2025: 3.5 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 32 tackles.

DE · UAB · So. · #59

6′3″ · 250 lb · Leeds, AL · Leeds

CFB Index 55 · #183 of 420 edge rushersMedium confidenceReturning to UAB for 2026

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How he plays

Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.

QB hurries: 97th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

3.5

sacks · 2025

5 TFL · 32 tackles · 7 hurries

Best game: 1 sacks, 2.5 TFL, 5 tackles, at Tulsa

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2 defensive end for UAB. 2025: 3.5 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 32 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to UAB in 2024.

His career, year by year

Chris Burge

DE · UAB · So · #59

Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Two seasons at UAB, two different head coaches: Trent Dilfer and Alex Mortensen. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles against Navy, Week 2, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024UAB3-9HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced

2025UAB4-8HC: Alex Mortensen · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

55Rotational starter #183 of 420?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (97th percentile). Strength: sacks (91st percentile). Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#69 / 2975 · 97th pct

Sacks#233 / 2975 · 91st pct

3.5

Tackles for loss#553 / 2975 · 80th pct

5.0

Tackles#1250 / 2975 · 57th pct

Solo tackles#1622 / 2975 · 44th pct

Passes defended#1916 / 2975 · 18th pct

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	3.2	0.5	0.5	0.0
Road6g	2.7	0.4	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.5	0.4	0.4	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	2.2	0.5	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Alex Mortensen

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

55 · #183 of 420 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #183 at the position.

2026 outlook

In the mix for All-AAC

Based on 2025: #3 of 9 American Athletic DEs

How the All-AAC estimate is computed

49% estimated, 95% confidence interval 43–54%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	UAB	32	13	5.0	3.5	--	--	--
2024	UAB	1	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		33	14	5.0	3.5	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025

W 52–42

vs Alabama State

1 TFL · 1 SACKS · 2 SOLO

Edged out Alabama State at home in a shootout.

With J. Kitna — 247 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.0 · 14 rush yds (2 car) · S. Beebe — 51 rush yds (8 car) · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 52-42vs Alabama State	4	2	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 2	L 24-38@ Navy	5	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 31-28vs Akron	7	3	1.5	1.5	—	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 4	L 24-56@ Tennessee	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	L 13-31vs Army	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	L 33-53@ Florida Atlantic	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	W 31-24vs Memphis	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	L 19-38@ UConn	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	L 17-24@ Rice	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 24-53vs North Texas	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 14	W 31-24@ Tulsa	5	2	2.5	1.0	—	2.5 TFL
Total		32	13	5.0	3.5	—

How he plays

Play style

No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.

CFB Index positional classification

Activity vs finishing · season enumeration

What the box score actually says

11 games

32Tackles

13Solo

5TFL

3.5Sacks

0Pass def.

0INT

32 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5 TFL.

Week 11 sack
Week 31.5 sacks
Week 141 sack

Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.

2026 Outlook

UAB

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive end · UAB

Returning around him

Transfer portal: +5 net (38 in / 33 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

UAB · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #92 · 2026 recruiting class #133

DNA match

Player DNA

Versatile End

No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.

EDGE

His 2025 production profile sits closest to BJ Ojulari’s 2022 season.

BJ Ojulari

80%match

LSU · 2022

All-SECNFL Rd 2 · Pk 10

Demeioun Robinson

Maryland · 2021

78%

Jack Harris

Mississippi State · 2022

76%

Abdul Carter

Penn State · 2022

All-Big TenNFL Rd 1 · Pk 3

75%

Matches BJ on

Hurry rate

Pressure-to-sack conversion

TFL rate

Differs from BJ on

Weight (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Brach Rice's sophomore season at Miami (OH) (2025).

Brach Rice

84%match

Miami (OH) · 2025

Wilky Denaud

Florida Atlantic · 2025

80%

Brandon Davis-Swain

Colorado · 2025

78%

Amadou Fofana

Coastal Carolina · 2022

78%

Jaihien Roy

Kent State · 2025

77%

Matches Brach on

Class year

Height

TFL rate

Background

2025 (UAB): Appeared in all 12 games Recorded 32 tackles, seven quarterback hurries, 5.0 tackles for loss, and 3.5 tackles for loss Tallied 4+ tackles in four games Registered a career-high seven tackles (9/13) versus Akron Had 2.5 tackles for loss at Tulsa (11/29) 2024: Played in one game agains...

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The defensive line · UAB

#59Chris BurgeDE · So.5 tackles for loss · 2025
#15Eli HallDL · Sr.4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
#4Amorie MorrisonDE · Sr.4 tackles for loss · 2025
#9Denver WarrenDL · Sr.3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
#54Kyle MosleyDT · So.1 tackle for loss · 2025

16 more on the roster · UAB team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology