Prescott Burgess

• Games Played/Started: (2007, 8/0); (2008, IR); (2009, 6/0) Total 14/0
• Athletic and versatile player who can play the run, blitz and cover
• Also plays on special teams
• Missed the 2008 season after being placed on Injured Reserve prior to the start of the season (8/11/08) due to a shoulder injury
• Placed on Injured Reserve (11/14/07) with a hip injury after playing in just 8 games during his rookie season.

• Prescott Burgess was selected by the Ravens in the 6th round (207th overall) in the 2007 NFL Draft
• Burgess was the 2nd LB picked by Baltimore in 2007, following Antwan Barnes (Florida International), who was selected in the 4th round.

• 2009: Game 9 at Cle. (11/16): Played on special teams and led the Ravens with 4 solo tackles in the 16-0 win.
• Game 8 at Cin. (11/8): Listed as a game-day inactive against the Bengals.
• Game 7 vs. Den. (11/1): Tied for the team lead with a career-high 5 special teams tackles in the 30-7 victory.
• Game 6 at Min. (10/18): Recorded 3 special teams tackles against the Vikings
• Game 5 vs. Cin. (10/11): Was a game-day inactive against the Bengals after being re-signed from the Patriots’ practice squad
• on 10/5/09.
• Game 2 at SD (9/20): Recorded a solo special teams tackle in the 31-26 win.
• Game 1 vs. KC (9/13): Led the team with a career-high 4 special teams tackles in the 38-24 win.
• 2008: Was placed on Injured Reserve on 8/11 with a shoulder injury.
• 2007: Saw action in 8 games as a rookie, posting 7 special teams tackles before being placed on Injured Reserve (11/14) with a hip injury.

• Four year letter-winner, who started at OLB his last 2 seasons at Michigan
• Saw action in 46 games, starting 20
• He recorded 171 tackles (102 solo) with 4 sacks (-34 yards) and 10.5 TFL (-79 yards)
• Also tallied 2 FFs, 2 FRs, 10 PD and 4 INTs, including 1 for a TD
• Named an All-Big Ten Conference honorable mention honoree his final 2 years (2005-06)
• Part of a 2006 team that set the Michigan season record for fewest rushing yardage allowed (43.4 ypg.), breaking the previous mark of 65.8 yards per game by the 1971 Wolverines
• Average was the lowest in a season by a Division 1-A team since the 1993 University of Arizona squad (30.1 yards per game on the ground)
• All-Big Ten Conference honorable mention as a senior
• Co-recipient of Michigan's Outstanding Defensive Contributor Award
• All-Big Ten Conference honorable mention as a junior
• Was a general studies major, enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts at Michigan

• Attended Warren G. Harding (Warren, OH) HS
• Heralded prep player who received a number of awards
• Named a 2002 Riddell Footwear honoree and was a CNN/SI.com, G&W Recruiting Report and The Insiders.com All-American selection
• Named to Tom Lemming’s 2003 Super Team and was an All-State 1st-team choice as a junior and senior
• Rated the 2nd-best DB in the nation by College Football News and ranked 3rd among the nation’s LBs and the 3rd-best overall player in the Midwest by SuperPrep
• Ranked 2nd among the country’s safeties on the Prep Football Report and was listed as the best safety in the nation by Rivals100.com
• G&W Recruiting Report rated him the 2nd-best defensive player in the nation, top DB and best player in the Midwest
• Named to PrepStar's Dream Team Top 100 list and was selected to play in the 2003 U.S. Army All-American Bowl
• A hand injury limited Burgess to 33 tackles as a senior, but he collected 192 career stops (108 solo)
• Also lettered in basketball, averaging 17 points and 12 rebounds as a junior
• Competed on the school’s track team
• Participated in the Ravens Spring Football Festival at M&T Bank Stadium in April 2008, where he signed autographs and took pictures with fans
• Full name: Prescott Ennis Burgess

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