Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1985
- Draft
- 1985Rd 2, Pk 14
- College
- Jackson State
Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1985
- Draft
- 1985Rd 2, Pk 14
- College
- Jackson State
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 131
- REC
- 292
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 4,352
- AVG
- 14.9
- TD
- 19
- LNG
- 84
- FD
- 81
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (REC, TGTS, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 30+ TGTS; AVG: 4+ games, 30+ REC) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 |  BUF | 16 | 21 | 0 | 371 | 17.7 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 1986 | BUF | 14 | 34 | 0 | 778 | 22.9 | 4 | 84 | 0 |
| 1987 | BUF | 12 | 56 | 0 | 765 | 13.7 | 4 | 47 | 0 |
| 1988 | BUF | 11 | 23 | 0 | 354 | 15.4 | 1 | 34 | 0 |
| 1989 |  BUF/NYJ | 15 | 24 | 0 | 298 | 12.4 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
| 1990 | NYJ | 16 | 14 | 0 | 204 | 14.6 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 1991 | NYJ | 15 | 23 | 0 | 327 | 14.2 | 4 | 50 | 20 |
| 1992 | NYJ | 16 | 57 | 0 | 724 | 12.7 | 1 | 37 | 36 |
| 1993 | NYJ | 16 | 40 | 0 | 531 | 13.3 | 4 | 77 | 25 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 2
- REC
- 3
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 55
- AVG
- 18.3
- TD
- 0
- LNG
- 26
- FD
- 0
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 131
- REC
- 2.2
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 33.2
- AVG
- 14.9
- TD
- 0.1
- LNG
- 84
- FD
- 0.6
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | BUF | 16 | 1.3 | 0 | 23.2 | 17.7 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 1986 | BUF | 14 | 2.4 | 0 | 55.6 | 22.9 | 0.3 | 84 | 0 |
| 1987 | BUF | 12 | 4.7 | 0 | 63.8 | 13.7 | 0.3 | 47 | 0 |
| 1988 | BUF | 11 | 2.1 | 0 | 32.2 | 15.4 | 0.1 | 34 | 0 |
| 1989 | BUF/NYJ | 15 | 1.6 | 0 | 19.9 | 12.4 | 0.1 | 30 | 0 |
| 1990 | NYJ | 16 | 0.9 | 0 | 12.8 | 14.6 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 1991 | NYJ | 15 | 1.5 | 0 | 21.8 | 14.2 | 0.3 | 50 | 1.3 |
| 1992 | NYJ | 16 | 3.6 | 0 | 45.3 | 12.7 | 0.1 | 37 | 2.3 |
| 1993 | NYJ | 16 | 2.5 | 0 | 33.2 | 13.3 | 0.3 | 77 | 1.6 |
What were Chris Burkett's career stats?
Chris Burkett played 9 seasons for the Bills and the Jets. He had 292 receptions for 4,352 yards and 19 receiving touchdowns. His best season was 1992: 57 receptions, 724 receiving yards and 1 receiving touchdown.
League leaderboards and awards
9 seasons, 1 postseason, 1985 to 1993
All-time career rank
- 274th in receiving yards (4,352)
Among the 3,371 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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