Michael Burton
Michael Burton
Born: February 1, 1992
Long Valley, NJ
Position: FB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 235
College: Rutgers
High School: West Morris Central (Chester, NJ)
Career: 2015-2024
Drafted: 2015 in Round 5, #168 overall by the Detroit Lions
Michael Burton played from 2015 to 2024 during his career with the Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints and Washington Redskins. Burton ran for 79 yards in his career on 42 attempts, scoring 2 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 31 passes for 196 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
 Detroit Lions |
 Chicago Bears |
 Washington Redskins |
 New Orleans Saints |
 Kansas City Chiefs |
 Denver Broncos |
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 2015 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 2017 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 9 | 2.2 | 7 | 0 | 2020 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 7 | 0 | 2021 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 26 | 3.2 | 7 | 1 | 2022 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 6 | 0 | 2023 | NFL Denver Broncos | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 | 2024 | NFL Denver Broncos | 7 | 8 | 1.1 | 3 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 42 | 79 | 1.9 | 7 | 2 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 2015 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 12 | 1 | 2017 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 | 2018 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 2020 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 | 2021 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 20 | 0 | 2022 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 | 2023 | NFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 4 | 0 | 2024 | NFL Denver Broncos | 10 | 65 | 6.5 | 28 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 31 | 196 | 6.3 | 28 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 2020 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 2021 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 | 2022 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 20 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 20 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 2015 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2018 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2019 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2020 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2021 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2022 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2023 | NFL Denver Broncos | 4.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2024 | NFL Denver Broncos | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 24 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 2015 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2021 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2023 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2024 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 2015 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 7 | 2016 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 15 | 0 | 2017 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 16 | 3 | 2018 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 8 | 1 | 2019 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 10 | 2 | 2020 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 15 | 4 | 2021 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 0 | 2022 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 17 | 0 | 2023 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 17 | 3 | 2024 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 17 | 2 |
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Honors
2023 - Pro Football Focus (1st Team)
