Chris Burkett
Christopher Leon Burkett
Born: August 21, 1962
Laurel, MS USA
Position: WR
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 205
College: Jackson St.
High School: Collins (MS)
Career: 1985-1993
Drafted: 1985 in Round 2, #42 overall by the Buffalo Bills
Chris Burkett played from 1985 to 1993 during his career with the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets. Burkett caught 292 passes for 4,352 yards and 19 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 21 | 371 | 17.7 | 38 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 34 | 778 | 22.9 | 84 | 4 |
| 1987 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 56 | 765 | 13.7 | 47 | 4 |
| 1988 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 23 | 354 | 15.4 | 34 | 1 |
| 1989 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL New York Jets | 21 | 278 | 13.2 | 30 | 1 |
| 1990 | NFL New York Jets | 14 | 204 | 14.6 | 46 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL New York Jets | 23 | 327 | 14.2 | 50 | 4 |
| 1992 | NFL New York Jets | 57 | 724 | 12.7 | 37 | 1 |
| 1993 | NFL New York Jets | 40 | 531 | 13.3 | 77 | 4 |
| Totals | 292 | 4352 | 14.9 | 84 | 19 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1987 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1990 | NFL New York Jets | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991 | NFL New York Jets | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1986 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1987 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1988 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1989 | NFL New York Jets | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1991 | NFL New York Jets | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1992 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1993 | NFL New York Jets | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 1 |
| 1986 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 10 |
| 1987 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 12 | 12 |
| 1988 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 11 | 8 |
| 1989 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 2 | 2 |
| 1989 | NFL | New York Jets | 13 | 3 |
| 1990 | NFL | New York Jets | 16 | 4 |
| 1991 | NFL | New York Jets | 15 | 1 |
| 1992 | NFL | New York Jets | 16 | 5 |
| 1993 | NFL | New York Jets | 16 | 16 |
Honors
1987 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
