Aaron Burbridge

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Aaron Burbridge
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Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1993-12-23) December 23, 1993 (age 30)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:206 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school: Harrison
(Farmington Hills, Michigan)
College: Michigan State
NFL draft: 2016  / Round: 6 / Pick: 213
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:7
Receiving yards:88
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Aaron Burbridge (born December 23, 1993) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Michigan State, and was drafted in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers.

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Early years

Burbridge attended Harrison High School in Farmington Hills, Michigan. He was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and committed to Michigan State University to play college football. [1] [2]

College career

As a true freshman at Michigan State in 2012, Burbridge played in 11 games with seven starts and recorded 29 receptions for 364 yards and two touchdowns. [3] He had 22 receptions for 194 yards as a sophomore in 2013 and 29 receptions for 358 yards and one touchdown as a junior in 2014. [4] Burbridge became Michigan State's number one receiver in 2015. [5] [6] [7] He was named the Big Ten Conference wide receiver of the year in 2015. [8] [9]

College statistics

Michigan State Spartans
SeasonGamesReceivingRushing
GPGSRecYardsAvgTDAttYardsAvgTD
2012 1172936412.62144.00
2013 130221948.8046215.50
2014 1322935812.318394.90
2015 1414851,25814.879444.90
Career [10] 51231652,17413.210221496.80

Professional career

San Francisco 49ers

Burbridge was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round, 213th overall, in the 2016 NFL Draft. [11] [12]

On September 2, 2017, Burbridge was placed on injured reserve. [13]

On September 1, 2018, Burbridge was waived/injured by the 49ers and was placed on injured reserve. [14] He was released on September 12, 2018. He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 23, 2018. [15] He was released on November 1, 2018. [16]

Denver Broncos

On January 24, 2019, Burbridge signed a reserve/future contract with the Denver Broncos. [17] He announced his retirement from the NFL on July 17, 2019. [18]

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References

  1. ↑ "Rivals.com". n.rivals.com.
  2. ↑ "Recruiting: New commits Aaron Burbridge, Jermaine Edmonson address needs for Michigan State".
  3. ↑ "Michigan State WR Aaron Burbridge: 'I'm gonna have a big year'".
  4. ↑ "Couch: MSU's Aaron Burbridge low on time, still high on promise". Lansing State Journal.
  5. ↑ "Aaron Burbridge turning heads, surprising coaches, NFL scouts". Lansing State Journal.
  6. ↑ Burbridge emerges as Michigan State's top receiving target Archived December 8, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ ET, 2015 at 10:14p (September 15, 2015). "Aaron Burbridge stepping up for Michigan State". FOX Sports.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ "MSU's Connor Cook and Aaron Burbridge named Big Ten's QB and WR of the year". MLive.com.
  9. ↑ "MSU's Cook, Burbridge are Big Ten's QB, WR of the Year". Detroit News.
  10. ↑ "Aaron Burbridge College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  11. ↑ Fucillo, David (April 30, 2016). "2016 NFL Draft results: 49ers pick WR Aaron Burbridge with second 6th round comp pick". NinersNation.com.
  12. ↑ "2016 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  13. ↑ "49ers Cut Roster Down to 53 Players". 49ers.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on March 2, 2018.
  14. ↑ "49ers Cut 21 Players, Get Roster Down to 53". 49ers.com. September 1, 2018.
  15. ↑ "49ers Sign WR Aaron Burbridge to the Practice Squad". 49ers.com. October 23, 2018.
  16. ↑ "49ers Announce Several Roster Moves ahead of Week 9". 49ers.com. November 1, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Broncos sign WR Aaron Burbridge to futures contract". Broncos Wire. USA Today. January 24, 2019.
  18. ↑ Alper, Josh (July 17, 2019). "Report: Aaron Burbridge retiring rather than reporting to Broncos camp". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
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