Christopher Leon Burkett (born August 21, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 1985 NFL draft.[1] Standing at 6'4" and 198-lb. from Jackson State, Burkett played in nine NFL seasons for the Bills and the New York Jets from 1985 to 1993.[2][3]
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | August 21, 1962 Laurel, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Collins (Collins, Mississippi) | ||||||||
| College: | Jackson St. | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1985 / round: 2 / pick: 42 | ||||||||
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Burkett serves as the executive director for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mississippi[4] and is the founder and CEO of Chrisburkettsports.[5]
NFL career statistics
edit| Legend | |
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| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
edit| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1985 | BUF | 16 | 1 | 21 | 371 | 17.7 | 38 | 0 |
| 1986 | BUF | 14 | 10 | 34 | 778 | 22.9 | 84 | 4 |
| 1987 | BUF | 12 | 12 | 56 | 765 | 13.7 | 47 | 4 |
| 1988 | BUF | 11 | 8 | 23 | 354 | 15.4 | 34 | 1 |
| 1989 | BUF | 2 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 9 | 0 |
| NYJ | 13 | 3 | 21 | 278 | 13.2 | 30 | 1 | |
| 1990 | NYJ | 16 | 4 | 14 | 204 | 14.6 | 46 | 0 |
| 1991 | NYJ | 15 | 1 | 23 | 327 | 14.2 | 50 | 4 |
| 1992 | NYJ | 16 | 5 | 57 | 724 | 12.7 | 37 | 1 |
| 1993 | NYJ | 16 | 16 | 40 | 531 | 13.3 | 77 | 4 |
| 131 | 62 | 292 | 4,352 | 14.9 | 84 | 19 | ||
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1988 | BUF | 2 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 26 | 0 |
| 1991 | NYJ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 26 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ "Chris Burkett". Pro-Football. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
- ^ "Chris Burkett". NFL. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
- ^ "Chris Burkett Executive Director". BBBS. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
- ^ "Chris Burkett Sports". CB Sports. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
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