Campbell University

2018: Missed his second consecutive season due to injury…
 
2017: Missed the 2017 season due to injury…
 
2016: Named to the HERO Sports' FCS Freshman Player of the Year Watch List…Campbell’s starting quarterback for each of the team’s first six games before being sidelined due to injury…Recorded 858 yards passing and six touchdowns, connecting on 70-of-122 attempts with four interceptions…Rushed for 358 yards and a touchdown…Led the team with 1,216 yards of total offense…Rushed for a season-best 142 yards on 22 carries at Marist, adding 130 yards passing…Passed for 263 yards and four touchdowns, connecting on 18-of-23 attempts with 48 yards rushing…Gathered 161 yards through the air on 12-of-14 throws, running for 86 yards and a score in his season debut against Bluefield…Notched 134 yards passing on 13-of-27 attempts with a touchdown against Presbyterian, adding 46 yards rushing…
 
2015: Named to the PFL Academic Honor Roll…Redshirted the 2015 season…
 
Prep/Personal: A two-time First Team All-Commonwealth performer at quarterback…Also named first team all-state as a junior and first team all-region as a senior…Posted 1,400 passing yards, 900 rushing yards, 12 passing touchdowns and 10 rushing scores in 2014…Totaled more than 5,000 passing yards with 2,300 rushing yards, accounting for 41 passing touchdowns and 22 rushing touchdowns in his prep career…Coached by Lou Sorrentino…Took Second Team All-Commonwealth as a senior in basketball…Full name is Elijah Minter Burress…Born Aug. 14, 1997 in Maryland…Son of Christopher and Tamala Burress…Has a brother and a sister, Brandon and Jadon…Plans a business administration major…