Edited sentence: After graduating from high school, Burgess attended the University of Mississippi, where he led his team as a senior in 2000 with 9.5 sacks.As a senior, Burgess recorded 102 tackles and four sacks and was an all-state selection at outside linebacker.Burgess attended Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, Maryland, where he played football and basketball.He was also named to the first-team All-SEC that season