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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
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Born: | Laurel, Mississippi, U.S. | August 21, 1962||||||
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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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]
Burkett serves as the executive director for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mississippi [4] and is the founder and CEO of Chrisburkettsports. [5]
Legend | |
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Led the league | |
Bold | Career high |
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 |
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 |
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