Chris Burkett

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 with the 42nd overall pick.^[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]

NFL career statistics

Legend
	Led the league
Bold	Career high

Year	Team	Games		Receiving
Year	Team	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
1989	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
Year	Team	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

↑"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.