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Jersey Number 98
Blake Burris
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 320
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Irving, Texas
- Prev School:
- Texas Tech | SMU
- High School:
- Parish Episcopal
At Florida Atlantic
Graduate Student (2026)
At SMU
Graduate Student (2025)
Junior (2023)
Graduate Student (2026)
- Joined the Owls, reuniting with former Red Raider staff such as Hagerty Family Head Football Coach Zach Kittley and Special Teams Coordinator Tyler Schovanec, in January of 2026
- Currently working on his second graduate degree
At SMU
Graduate Student (2025)
- Appeared in 13 games for the Mustangs
- Recorded a tackle assist and had a pass breakup at Missouri State
- Logged a solo tackle at Boston College
- Saw playing time in the 24-19 Holiday Bowl win over No. 17 Arizona
- Appeared in 12 games for the playoff-bound No. 10 Mustangs, playing primarily on special teams
- Made tackle against Stanford
- Had two tackles, one for a loss, in 48-25 win over No. 18 Pittsburgh
- Played in ACC Championship game versus Clemson
- Saw action in the College Football Playoff’s first round game against Penn State
Junior (2023)
- Limited to only the first three games of the season due to injury
- Considered one of Texas Tech’s top performers during preseason camp by coaching staff
- Had two tackles against No. 13 Oregon
- Recorded a pass breakup the next week against Tarleton State
- Appeared in all 13 games as a redshirt freshman with the Red Raiders
- Was one of Texas Tech’s protectors in front of Austin McNamara on punt coverage
- Saw action defensively in the season opener versus Murray State
- Recognized on the Academic All-Big 12 first team for his work in the classroom
- Used redshirt year
- Attended Parish Episcopal High School in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex under Head Coach Dan Novakov
- Honors included TAPPS State Champion in 2019 and TAPPS First Team all-state selection
- Previously attended Irving MacArthur High School prior to his senior season
- Considered a three-star prospect by 247Sports, On3 and ESPN as part of the 2020 class
- Attended Air Force Prep out of high school
- Was also a basketball player
- Born on November 2, 2001
- Son of David and Ronda Burris
- Has three older brothers, Brent, Trent, and Bryse
- Brothers Brent and Trent played football for Texas Tech from 2005-2009, and his brother Bryse played football for Texas A&M Commerce where he won an NCAA Division II National Championship in 2017
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