Treylon Burks

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Treylon Burks
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Burks in 2022
No. 16 – Tennessee Titans
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (2000-03-23) March 23, 2000 (age 24)
Flint, Michigan, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school: Warren
(Warren, Arkansas)
College: Arkansas (2019–2021)
NFL draft: 2022  / round: 1 / pick: 18
Career history
Roster status:Injured reserve
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2024
Receptions:53
Receiving yards:699
Total touchdowns:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Treylon Burks (born March 23, 2000) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arkansas and was drafted by the Titans in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft.

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Early life

Burks was born on March 23, 2000, in Flint, Michigan and grew up in Warren, Arkansas. He attended Warren High School, where he played wide receiver for their football team and totaled 151 receptions for 3,403 yards and 43 touchdowns. [1] He missed most of his senior season in 2018 after tearing his ACL. [2] On July 30, 2018, he committed to the University of Arkansas to play college football. [3] He was a four-star recruit and was the 103rd ranked recruit in the nation, and the number one recruit in Arkansas. [4] He also played basketball and baseball in high school. [5]

College career

As a true freshman at Arkansas in 2019, Burks started nine of 11 games and recorded 29 receptions for 475 receiving yards. [6] [7] Burks was named 2nd Team All-SEC as a return specialist by the Coaches, and was placed on the SEC All-Freshman team. In 2020, he became Arkansas' number one receiver as a sophomore, with 51 receptions for 820 yards and seven touchdowns despite starting only eight games. Burks was named 2nd Team All-SEC by the AP and Coaches. [8] [9] [10] In his junior season of 2021, Burks started all twelve games and finished with 66 receptions for 1,104 receiving yards and 11 receiving touchdowns, becoming only the fourth player in program history with over 1,000 yards receiving in a single season. [11] He had 14 carries for 112 yards rushing and one rushing touchdown. Burks was named 1st Team All-SEC by the AP and the Coaches. Arkansas would finish the regular season 8-4, 4-4 in SEC play, and would be invited to play Penn State in the 2022 Outback Bowl on New Year's Day in Tampa. Burks decided to forgo participation in the Outback Bowl and also skip his senior season, declaring his intentions to enter the 2022 NFL draft. [12]

College statistics

SeasonGPReceivingRushingPunt returnsKick returns
RecYdsTDAttYdsTDRetYdsTDRetYdsTD
2019 112947509350121300102260
2020 851820715750140000
2021 12661,10411141121000000
Career 311462,39918382221131340102260

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2 in
(1.88 m)		225 lb
(102 kg)		33+1⁄2 in
(0.85 m)		9+7⁄8 in
(0.25 m)		4.55 s1.54 s2.65 s4.40 s7.28 s35.5 in
(0.90 m)		10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)		12 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [13] [14] [15]

2022 season

Burks was drafted 18th overall by the Tennessee Titans in 2022. [16] To obtain the draft pick from the Philadelphia Eagles, Tennessee traded away receiver A. J. Brown, also receiving a third round pick in 2023. [17]

Burks suffered turf toe in Week 4 and was placed on injured reserve on October 8. [18] He was activated from injured reserve on November 12, 2022. [19] In Week 11, against the Green Bay Packers, he had seven receptions for 111 receiving yards in the 27–17 victory. [20] In Week 12, against the Cincinnati Bengals, he scored his first NFL touchdown on an unusual fumble recovery in the endzone in the 20–16 loss. [21] In the following game, a 35–10 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, he scored his first professional receiving touchdown on a 25-yard reception. [22] Burks appeared in 11 games as a rookie and finished with 33 receptions for 444 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown. [23]

2023 season

During a joint practice with the Minnesota Vikings, Burks caught a deep pass and landed on his knee, causing an LCL sprain which caused him to miss Week 4 against the Bengals. Burks was also ruled out for the Week 5 matchup against the Indianapolis Colts. [24] [25]

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesReceivingRushingFumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFumLostFRTD
2022 TEN 1163344413.551144711.82000011
2023 TEN 1081622113.87005183.6900000
Career 21144966513.67019657.22000011

Personal life

Burks is an avid hog hunter. [26] He suffers from asthma, though it has never affected him during a game. [27]

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