American football player
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1962-08-21) August 21, 1962 (age 62) Laurel, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||
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| 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. 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.
Burkett serves as the executive director for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mississippi and is the founder and CEO of Chrisburkettsports.
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
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| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| 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
| 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
- "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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