Carson Burgess joined the WKU Football coaching staff in the spring of 2025. He currently serves in a Quality Control – Wide Receivers role. The 2026 season is his second with the Hilltoppers.
During his first year with WKU, Burgess helped the Hilltoppers to the top scoring offense in Conference USA at 29.54 points per game, as well as the third-best passing offense in the league at 272.15 yards per game. He helped coach Matthew Henry to All-CUSA Second Team honors and K.D. Hutchinson to All-CUSA Honorable Mention accolades, after both finished in the top 10 in the league in receptions.Henry finished first in CUSA in receiving yards per game with 68.31 and ninth in CUSA in receptions per game, and he had three 100-yard receiving games. Following the season, Henry earned NFL Rookie Minicamp invitations from the Tennessee Titans and the San Francisco 49ers. Hutchinson was fourth in CUSA in receptions per game with 5.08, and he was second in receptions per game during CUSA contests at 5.38 receptions per game.
Burgess came to The Hill after one season at Charlotte, where he worked in an Offensive Quality Control position. He helped the 49ers to five wins, including back-to-back wins to end the 2024 season, with an offense that averaged nearly 225 yards passing per game.
In his one season at Charlotte, he helped oversee the development of wide receiver O'Mega Blake, who was named American Athletic Conference Second Team All-Conference after posting nine touchdowns on 32 catches. He finished the year with 795 yards receiving.
Burgess attended college at North Carolina, where he graduated in December 2021 and was a member of the football program for four seasons. He is a native of Greensboro, North Carolina, and prepped at Southeast Guilford High School.
