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<!--REPLACE WITH STORY TITLE HEADLINE--> :: Football

  Justin Burke

Justin Burke

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Lexington, Ky.

High School:
Lexington Catholic

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 229

Position:
QB

In 2008: Sat out after transferring from NC State.

In 2007: Saw limited action at quarterback, he got into the Wofford, Clemson and Florida State contests ... Completed 2-3 passes for 15 yards and threw an interception against the Tigers ... The star of the 2008 Red/White spring game, he connected on 17 of his 24 pass attempts for 191 yards and two touchdowns, including a Hail Mary into the endzone that won the game for the Red team on the final play.

In 2006: Redshirted the season, he had a solid performance in spring workouts and could battle for the starter's job in fall camp ... Named to the 2006-07 ACC Academic Honor Roll ... Completed 56% of his passes in three spring scrimmages.

Prep: Named the Gatorade Player of the Year in Kentucky and was a finalist for the Gatorade National Football Player of the Year ... No. 3 player in the state and No. 12 quarterback nationally by SuperPrep ... First team all-state as a senior and honorable mention as a sophomore and junior ... Led Lexington Catholic and coach Bob Sphire to a 14-1 record and the 3-A state championship as a senior by throwing for 221 yards and completing 15-of-27 passes ... Threw for a state record 62 touchdowns as a senior to only six interceptions while passing for 3,789 yards ... Rushed for 471 yards and seven touchdowns ... Had a streak of 37 straight games with at least one touchdown pass ... Passed for over 2,600 yards and 34 touchdowns as a junior to just four interceptions ... Ran for seven more scores and 419 yards as a junior ... Has a career touchdown-to-interception ratio of 7.1-to-1 after throwing 120 touchdowns to 17 picks ... Held a career record as a starter of 34-5 ... Completed 538-of-879 (.612) passes for 8,770 yards in his career ... Set almost all of his high school's passing records for game, season and career... Majoring in accounting ... Born 11/12/87.

Big East Conference
NCAA
Big East Conference