Receiver, Michigan State, 2012–15
Aaron Burbridge
- Number
- No. 16
- Height
- 6′1″
- Hometown
- Farmington Hills, MI
- Born
- Dec 23, 1993, in Farmington Hills, Michigan
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Aaron Burbridge played receiver at Michigan State (2012–15). The San Francisco 49ers took Burbridge in round 6, No. 213 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
10catches, career hightwice; last at Nebraska, 2015164receiving yards, career highat Nebraska, 20153receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Air Force, 2015Honors
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2013 and 2015
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Michigan State | 29 | 364 | 12.6 | 2 | 38 |
| 2013 | Michigan State | 22 | 194 | 8.8 | 0 | 26 |
| 2014 | Michigan State | 29 | 358 | 12.3 | 1 | 39 |
| 2015 | Michigan State | 85 | 1,258 | 14.8 | 7 | 56 |
| Career | 165 | 2,174 | 13.2 | 10 | 56 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Michigan State | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | Michigan State | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 | 35 |
| 2014 | Michigan State | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 0 | 15 |
| 2015 | Michigan State | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 0 | 13 |
| Career | 22 | 149 | 6.8 | 0 | 35 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Michigan State | 16 | WR | |
| 2013 | Michigan State | 16 | WR | |
| 2014 | Michigan State | 16 | WR | |
| 2015 | Michigan State | 16 | WR | 6′1″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Michigan State | 27 | 0.59 | – | – | 15.8 | 4% |
| 2014 | Michigan State | 59 | 0.30 | 19th (n=496) | 0.52 | 18.0 | 6% |
| 2015 | Michigan State | 150 | 0.64 | 68th (n=465) | 0.53 | 95.9 | 15% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2015 Michigan State 14 games, 85 catches, 1,258 yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at | W 37–24 | 4 | 117 | 0 | 56 | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 31–28 | 8 | 101 | 1 | 28 | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 35–21 | 8 | 156 | 3 | 32 | – |
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 30–10 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 24–21 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Oct 10 | at | W 31–24 | 10 | 156 | 0 | 28 | 6 |
| Oct 17 | at | W 27–23 | 9 | 132 | 0 | 28 | 9 |
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 52–26 | 8 | 128 | 1 | 31 | – |
| Nov 7 | at | L 38–39 | 10 | 164 | 1 | 33 | – |
| Nov 14 | vs. | W 24–7 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Nov 21 | at | W 17–14 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 36 | – |
| Nov 28 | vs. | W 55–16 | 6 | 75 | 1 | 29 | 16 |
| Dec 5 | vs. | W 16–13 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 16 | 5 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | L 0–38 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 18 | 8 |
2014 Michigan State 13 games, 29 catches, 358 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | W 45–7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
| Sep 6 | at | L 27–46 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 73–14 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 56–14 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 27–22 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Oct 11 | at | W 45–31 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| Oct 18 | at | W 56–17 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 18 | 4 |
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 35–11 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 25 | – |
| Nov 8 | vs. | L 37–49 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Nov 15 | at | W 37–15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 45–3 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Nov 29 | at | W 34–10 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 42–41 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 39 | – |
2013 Michigan State 9 games, 22 catches, 194 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 26–13 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 21–6 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 21 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 55–17 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 26 | – |
| Sep 21 | at | L 13–17 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Oct 5 | at | W 26–14 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 11 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 42–28 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Nov 23 | at | W 30–6 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 17 | −5 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 14–3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| Dec 7 | vs. | W 34–24 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | – |
2012 Michigan State 7 games, 29 catches, 364 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | at | W 41–7 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Oct 6 | at | W 31–27 | 8 | 134 | 0 | 35 | – |
| Oct 13 | vs. | L 16–19 | 5 | 89 | 0 | 38 | – |
| Oct 20 | at | L 10–12 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 19 | 4 |
| Nov 3 | vs. | L 24–28 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. | L 20–23 | 4 | 47 | 1 | 26 | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | W 17–16 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 15 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2016 | Combine or pro day 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0″ | |
| Weight | 206 lb | |
| Arm length | 31⅝″ | |
| Hand size | 8¼″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.56 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.57 s | |
| Vertical jump | 30½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′7″ | |
| Bench press | 20 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.22 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.31 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
1 season, 15 games with a stat; latest team: San Francisco 49ers.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | San Francisco 49ers | 15 | 7 | 88 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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