2021 - 2022 MICHIGAN
FOOTBALL
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
JOSH
BURNHAM
LINEBACKER/QUARTERBACK
TRAVERSE CITY CENTRAL HS
TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN
SENIOR
HEIGHT: 6-FOOT-4
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HIGHLIGHTED STATS
1516
RUSHING YARDS
29
RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS
200
CARRIES
“Burnham was the best player I saw all year. He was unstoppable, honestly. He’s just very strong and powerful, a man playing versus boys. He was super impressive on both sides of the ball.”
Derek Pennington
Head Coach head coach at Caledonia High

Athletic Excellence


The 6-foot-4, 225-pound senior linebacker and quarterback rushed for 1,516 yards and 29 touchdowns on 200 carries this past season, leading the Trojans (11-2) to the Division 2 state championship game. Burnham completed 49 of 98 passes for 955 yards and 14 touchdowns, also recording 102 tackles, 12 tackles for a loss and two interceptions on defense. A member of the Michigan High School Football Coaches Dream Team, he has been selected to play in the 2022 All-American Bowl and is a finalist for the Butkus Award, given to the nation’s top high school linebacker.

Academic Achievement


Burnham has maintained a 3.32 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play football on scholarship at the University of Notre Dame next fall.

Exemplary Character


Burnham has served as a mentor for special needs students and has volunteered locally on behalf of Freedom Builders, which seeks to create affordable housing, and youth sports camps.