2025 Football Roster

9 Damari Burton

  • Position Defensive Back
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 170
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Tupelo, Miss.

Biography

2024 [Freshman]: Helped Northwest to a 10-2 overall record, the MACCC Championship and an appearance in the NJCAA Division I Football Playoffs last season...saw action in nine games, recording eight tackles...off the field, garnered Academic All-MACCC honors and was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 semesters...wore jersey number #22 last season.

High School: Played for head coach Ty Hardin at Tupelo...helped the Golden Wave to a 9-3 overall record during his senior campaign...totaled 136 tackles, three sacks, two interceptions and a pair of forced fumbles over his junior and senior seasons...as a senior, totaled 74 tackles, 15 tackles-for-loss, two sacks, two forced fumbles and an interception...combined for 19 tackles in back-to-back games against Houston and West Point...racked up a season-high 10 tackles against West Point and a season-best five TFLs in a 40-7 victory against Southaven...his lone interception of the season came in a blowout victory against Oxford...chosen for first team all-state accolades...as a junior, racked up 62 total tackles, a sack, an interception and a quarterback hurry...had three games with 10 or more tackles, including a career-high 12 stops against Starkville...notched his only interception of the 2022 season in a 42-0 victory against Lewisburg...received recruiting interest from several MACCC programs.

Personal: Son of Chelsea Crump...area of study is undecided...nicknames are “D5” and “D9”...born November 14, 2005.

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Historical Player Information

  • 22

    2024Freshman

    Defensive Back
    6'1" 170 lbs
    22
  • 9

    2025Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    6'1" 170 lbs
    9