One of North Carolina’s top football recruits is missing the rest of the season with a serious injury that required surgery.

In his senior season, four-star quarterback Travis Burgess suffered the injury in the first game of the high school season, where his school Grayson was hoping to repeat as Georgia’s Class 6A state champions.

It’s undetermined what the injury was, but Burgess posted on X that the surgery was a success. Based on the picture that he posted, it appeared he was wearing a brace on his knee.

Burgess has tremendous size for a quarterback, standing at 6-foot-5 with elite athleticism, and depending on what kind of injury he suffered immediate concerns arise regarding his athleticism taking a hit.

Thankfully, for him, he’s still young and unless there was serious structural damage, it leaves the door open with a full recovery and mobility.

Andrew Ivins, the Director of Scouting for 247Sports, analyzed his game, highlighting what kind of offense works best for him, and where he needs to improve on.

“Built for the RPO game with his lower-body twitch and dynamic movements as a runner. Might not own the highest completion percentage, but a deep dive of the junior tape reveals an evolving passer that can change speeds and throw with anticipation… Must improve down-field accuracy, but has been able to connect on his fair share of long balls.”

Burgess is apart of the first recruiting class by the future Hall of Fame coach, Bill Belichick. Not only that, he’s the highest graded recruit in Belichick’s first class, ranking 65th nationally, and the eighth overall player in the state of Georgia.

Next season, Burgess will join a quarterback room that features four-star freshman Bryce Baker, and it’ll be curious to see if Gio Lopez stays on board in Chapel Hill, or moves onto another program.

Graduate, Max Johnson will have already exhausted all his eligibility.

It’s likely that once Burgess comes into town, he’ll have to wait his turn for at least a year, and with Belichick being an old school coach, Burgess will truly have to knock his socks off when he arrives.

Baker, as a true freshman has the advantage of already seeing first hand what Belichick expects out of his program.

It’ll be a long road for the four star recruit, but he’s all in on the Heels and will aim to prove Belichick right by recruiting him in the first place.