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2024 Football Roster

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64 Kevin Burkett

64 Kevin Burkett

  • Position:
    Offensive Line
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Gatlinburg, Tenn.
  • Highschool:
    Gatlinburg-Pittman
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-4 / 319

Summary

Biography

2024 (Senior):
  • Started all 12 games for Elon, beginning the year at center before moving to left tackle
  • First team All-CAA and Phil Steele first team All-CAA
  • Team captain
  • Ranked as the top pass protecting offensive lineman in FCS Football by Pro Football Focus
  • Cornerstone on the offensive line that helped Elon’s offense rush for 1,556 yards and pass for 2,575
  • Behind the offensive line, Elon had two running backs rush for at least 500 yards for the first time since 2018

2023 (Junior):
  • Started all 11 games at right guard
  • Helped pave the way for Elon to rush for 1,418 yards, including 880 from Jalen Hampton
  • Part of a unit that allowed Elon to rank in the top ten nationally in yards per completion while throwing just six interceptions, ranking among the top 20 in the country

2022 (Sophomore):
  • CSC Academic All-District
  • Started all 12 games at right tackle
  • Part of an offensive line that saw the same five players start every game
  • Helped pave the way for the offense to rush for 120+ yards ten times after doing so just once the previous year
  • Helped running back Jalen Hampton become the program’s first 1,000-yard rusher since 2004
  • Protected for a passing game that ranked in the top 20 nationally in efficiency and yards per completion
  • According to ProFootballFocus, played the sixth-most snaps at right tackle in the country among teams that played 12 or fewer games
  • According to PFF, did not allow a quarterback hit all season

2021 (Freshman):
  • Played in the final 10 games of the season, starting the last nine contests on the offensive line as a true freshman
  • Helped protect for Davis Cheek, one of the most dynamic quarterbacks in the country, allowing time for the Elon offense to work
  • Part of an offensive line that got better in the run game as the season wore on as Elon finished with back-to-back 100-yard rushing games
  • The offense had a season-high 146 yards on the ground, to go with a pair of rushing touchdowns, in the win over No. 25 Rhode Island to end the season
  • The team was 4-1 when the offensive line was able to pave the way for the team to rush for at least 100 yards

Prep:
  • First Team All-State
  • First Team All-Region
  • First Team All-County
  • Regional Lineman of the Year
  • Competed in baseball and track & field
  • All-State in shot put
  • Two-time All-Region in basketball
  • Valedictorian
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Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Offensive Line
    6'4" 295 lbs
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    2021Freshman

    Offensive Line
    6'4" 310 lbs
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    2022Sophomore

    Offensive Line
    6'4" 310 lbs
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    2023Junior

    Offensive Line
    6'4" 316 lbs
    64
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    2024Senior

    Offensive Line
    6'4" 319 lbs
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