Thomas Burke
TE, TCNJ

Ht: 6’4” 
Wt: 250 lbs. 
College: College of New Jersey (TCNJ) 
Jersey #: 87 
Hometown: McLean, Virginia 
Born: November 28, 2001

Scouting Report: Can be an in-line blocking tight end or flex out…Soft hands…Effective blocker and sure-handed receiver…High football IQ…Possesses intangibles of strong work ethic, high character and competitive toughness.

Highlights

Career Summary

2024 (FIFTH YEAR): Named team captain before the seasonInvited to, and participated in, the FCS Bowl in Daytona Beach, Florida…Due to play at FCS Bowl, earned an invite to FBS Tropical Bowl in Orlando, Florida…D3football.com All-Region 2 Second Team…All-NJAC first team honoree for third straight year…Led all Division III tight ends with 763 yards on 45 receptions…Matched last year’s total with six touchdowns, giving him 15 for his career, and finished fifth on the school’s all-time charts with 1,763 receiving yards…Had at least five catches in six different games, racking up 122 yards and a score against Eastern as well as 125 yards and a TD versus Montclair State….Finished the season with seven receptions for 90 yards and two scores at Christopher Newport. 

2023 (SENIOR): Named a third-team preseason All-American by D3football.com … Repeated on All-NJAC first team and added another D3football.com all-region laurel, this time a third-team award … Led team and tied for second in the NJAC with six touchdowns … Also ranked eighth in receiving yards (485) and 10thin receptions (33) … Finished season with exactly 1,000 receiving yards … Caught six passes for 71 yards and a touchdown at F&M (9/21) en route to NJAC Offensive Player of the Week honors … Went off for seven receptions for career-high 143 yards against Rowan (10/7) … Finished with touchdowns in each of the last three games, including two at Salisbury (10/28) to lead an upset win … Had five catches and a score in season finale versus Christopher Newport (11/10) 

2022 (JUNIOR): Named first team All-NJAC and second-team all-region by D3football.com … Led team and ranked second in NJAC in receptions (46) and receiving yards (448) … Caught two touchdowns and was downed at the 1-yard line on several other occasions … Had at least five catches in all but two games … Had seven catches for 63 yards and a score against Montclair State (10/15) and racked up a career-high 77 yards in the finale versus Kean (11/11) 

2021 (SOPHOMORE): Played in eight games … Had four receptions for 67 yards and one touchdown … Had a 13-yard catch in collegiate debut at Muhlenberg (9/4) … Grabbed a 32-yard TD in win at Nichols (9/25)

BEFORE TCNJ: All-conference selection in both football and basketball at George C. Marshall High School … Also played lacrosse for the Statesmen … Part of conference championship in all three sports 

PERSONAL: Birthday is November 28 … Parents are Tom and Kathy Burke … Mother was a swimmer at La Salle … Has one sibling, Mason … Biggest athletic thrill has been a game-sealing catch against Montclair State in 2022 … Favorite postgame meal is Chipotle … Favorite athletes are Travis Kelce, Conor McGregor, and Kobe Bryant.