Deion Branch vs Nate Burleson

Deion BranchNate Burleson

Deion Branch and Nate Burleson compared on their NFL careers: Deion Branch played 11 seasons, 2002 to 2012, Nate Burleson 11 seasons, 2003 to 2013. Deion Branch has 518 receptions to Nate Burleson's 457. Deion Branch won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Deion Branch and Nate Burleson career totals
140GP135
6,644YDS5,630
39TD39
12.8AVG12.3

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Deion Branch and Nate Burleson postseason
16GP7
948YDS273
4TD2
14.8AVG11.9

Where each stands all time

Deion Branch and Nate Burleson all-time places
131st (6,644)Receiving yards174th (5,630)
145th (518)Receptions186th (457)

Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Deion Branch: 2 championships; Super Bowl MVP
  • Nate Burleson: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Deion Branch and Nate Burleson season by season
REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
1st20024348922003294552
2nd20035780332004681,0069
3rd20043545442005303281
4th20057899852006181922
5th20065372542007506949
6th200749661420085601
7th20083041242009638123
8th20094543722010556256
9th20106181862011737573
10th20115170252012272402
11th20121614502013394611

What the columns mean: REC