2025 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: James Burgess Jr., CB, Alabama State University

• Name: James Burgess Jr.
• Position: CB
• College: Alabama State University 
• Height: 6’3
• Weight: 190
• Twitter: jmoove_002
• Instagram: trustn.jb

What makes you a top prospect at your position in the 2025 NFL Draft?

At my position I’m the best. I can cover , I can tackle, and also I have a high football IQ . I have a get ball mentality, so that makes me eager to want to be near the ball at all times because the ball is the program.

What is one thing that NFL teams should know about you?

First thing is that it’s we over me. I don’t want to just win games I want to win championships, and I’m dedicated to my craft. God has blessed me with size and athletic ability and I want to contribute in every faze of the game.

If you could donate to one cause in the world, what would it be?

I would donate to shelters for the homeless because it is a lot of homeless people out here sleeping in the cold and hungry. 

Who was your role model?

My role model is still my dad even though he passed away in my early high school years, he showed me that you have to work for everything you want in life cause nothing is giving if you want to be successful.

Who is your favorite NFL team?

New Orleans Saints and whoever drafts me.

Who is the most underrated teammate at your school?

The most underrated player on my team I would say is Demarkus Cunningham. He is the best linebacker I’ve played with. He never gets his glory but how he works hard and plays the game is remarkable. He practices at such a high level at all times that you know he’s prepared at every game. He is a hungry like a dawg at all times.

What is your biggest pet peeve?

My biggest pet peeve would be when eating and someone smacking their mouth loudly while chewing.

Who is your favorite teacher ever?

My favorite teacher ever would be my old high school teacher named Ms. Curry. She is like family to me till this day.

Overcoming adversity is what defines character, what was the hardest moment in your life to overcome?

The hardest moment in my life I had to overcome was finding that hunger for playing after my father passed and growing up mentally as a young college kid so I could be the player I knew I could be.

If you could have any franchise restaurant in your house what would it be?

I would have a Popeyes in my house. I love some red beans and rice.

What is your favorite snack food?

My favorite snack food would be honeybuns. 

What is your degree in?

Biomedical Engineering 

If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would it be and why?

I would choose my great grandmother, my grand dad, and my father. Because I would want to tell them a-lot of things about my life and ask them to help me with things I am still trying to figure out in life as a young man.

What is your biggest weakness?

I would say wanting to be the best right now but I totally understand there is a process for everything.