Colgate: earned three varsity letters … played in 38 games with 23 starts … caught 118 passes for 1,874 yards and nine touchdowns … averaged 15.9 yards per reception … finished sixth in career reception yardage and 8th in career receptions … had five games with over 100 yards receiving including a career-high 142 againat Massachusetts … tied for sixth in career 100-yard games … finished his career with a 24-game pass catching streak.
As A Senior (2007) – first team all-Patriot League … started all 11 games … caught 57 passes for 883 yards and seven touchdowns … averaged 15.5 yards per reception … had a reception in all 11 games … finished second in the Patriot League in receptions per game (5.18) and yards per game (80.3) … was tied for 27th in the FCS in yards per game and T-42nd in receptions per game … his 57 receptions tied him for 10th place on Colgate’s single season pass catching list and his yardage total was the ninth best … named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week against Massachusetts … caught nine passes in a game twice (vs. UMass and Bucknell).
As A Junior (2006) - second team all-Patriot League ... played in all 11 games with 10 starts ... was Colgate’s leading receiver with 38 catches for 565 yards and one touchdown ... touchdown came on a 56-yard reception against Holy Cross ... averaged 51.4 yards of reception per game ... had a reception in all 11 games extending his streak to 13 games ... equalled his career high for receptions in a game with six against Cornell ... had a season-high 90 yards against Holy Cross ... carried once for 16 yards.
As A Sophomore (2005) - played in all 12 games ... started against Fordham and Holy Cross ... was Colgate’s third leading receiver with 23 catches for 426 yards and one touchdown ... touchdown catch was a 21-yarder against Holy Cross ... averaged a team-high 18.5 yards per reception ... his high game for receiving yardage was 104 yards against Lehigh on five receptions ... his longest pass reception was 53 yards against Lehigh and his high-game for pass receptions was six against Holy Cross.
As A Freshman (2004) - in his first season with the Raiders he played in four varsity games (vs. Dartmouth, Georgetown, Yale and Holy Cross) ... was mainly on special teams ... had one kickoff return for 21 yards against Yale.
High School: is a 2004 graduate of Traverse City Central High in Traverse City, Mich. … lettered three years with the Trojans … played wide receiver in his senior year … also handled kickoff and punt returns … served as captain … was first team all-state, Division I MHSAA honorable mention all-state, three times all-Big North Conference and three times all-area Dream Team … won team’s best receiver award three times and named offensive MVP in his senior season … was academic all-state … coached by Kelly Clark … also lettered in basketball and track … a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Major is Molecular Biology … parents are David Burke and Julia Crandall … born March 16, 1986 in Alma, Mich. … has two sisters … older sister, Malissa, was a member of the Colgate women’s basketball team (2001-04) … full name is David Erik Richard Burke.
