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William & Mary Athletics

2021 Football Roster

9 Zach Burdick

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Aldie, Va.
  • High School John Champe

Biography

SENIOR YEAR (2021)
Team captain who began his career as a walk-on … Saw action in nine games and earned six starts … Ranked second on the team in receptions (19) and receiving yards (353) …  Tied for the team lead in touchdown catches (3) … Led the squad in yards per catch (18.6) … Recorded two catches for a career-high 82 yards, highlighted by a career-long 76-yard touchdown reception, at Maine … Posted a 65-yard touchdown catch in the win against Towson … Tallied seven receptions for 35 yards with a touchdown versus Richmond … Registered four catches for 68 yards against No. 2 James Madison … Totaled two receptions for 60 yards in the win against UAlbany … Hauled in a 33-yard reception in the win at No. 4 Villanova … Phil Steele Preseason All-CAA Third Team … 

REDSHIRT JUNIOR YEAR (2021 – Spring)
Started the lone contest in which he played and recorded three catches for 48 yards in the season opener at Richmond … Earned distinction on the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll …

JUNIOR YEAR (2019)
Appeared in all 12 games and earned nine starts … Led the team with 655 receiving yards … Ranked second on the squad with 34 catches and two touchdown receptions … Ranked third in the CAA and 16th nationally with 19.3 yards per catch … Recorded a career-high 81 receiving yards on two catches in the win against Colgate … Recorded five receptions for 68 yards, including his first career touchdown, against No. 5/8 Villanova … Hauled in a game-winning 23-yard touchdown catch in the overtime win at Richmond … Registered a 41-yard catch and a 32-yard touchdown run in the win against Rhode Island … Totaled two receptions for 53 yards and completed a 62-yard pass versus No. 20/21 Towson … Posted two catches for 65 yards at Virginia … Tallied a pair of receptions for 60 yards in the season-opening win against Lafayette … Registered five catches for 60 yards at UAlbany … Recorded four catches for 68 yards at Maine … Totaled three catches for 58 yards versus No. 2 James Madison … Earned CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll accolades …  

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2018)
Reserve wide receiver who saw action in the final four games …

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN YEAR (2017)
Reserve wide receiver who saw action in nine games … Recorded a 10-yard catch against top-ranked James Madison …  

FRESHMAN YEAR (2016)
Redshirted as a scout team quarterback and wide receiver …

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner as a quarterback, punter, wide receiver and safety for head coach Jason Dawson at John Champe High School … Two-time team captain … Earned first-team all-state and first-team all-region honors as a quarterback as a senior … Selected as the 2015 Conference 22 Offensive Player of the Year … Northern Virginia Football Hall of Fame Inductee … Garnered second-team all-conference distinction as a punter … Named to the All-Loudoun Team … Team MVP … Finished prep career with school career records for passing yards (3,458) and rushing/passing touchdowns (45) … Also set single-season school records for passing yards (2,063) and rushing/passing touchdowns (30) … Owns single-game school records for passing yards (290), touchdown passes (4) and receptions (8) … Four-year letterwinner in basketball and lettered once in baseball … Captained the basketball team all four years … 2015-16 Iron Knight Award Winner … Honored as the JCHS Male Athlete of the Year in 2014-15 … Member of the National Honor Society …
 
PERSONAL
Son of Scott and Jill Burdick.

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2016Freshman

    Quarterback
    6'0" 180 lbs
    8
  • 9

    2017Redshirt Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 190 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2018Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 190 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2019Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 195 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2020Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 195 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2021Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 200 lbs
    9