Isaiah Burse
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Receiver, Fresno State, 2010–⁠13

Isaiah Burse

Number
No. 1
Height
6′0″
Hometown
Modesto, CA
Born
Dec 8, 1991, in Modesto, California

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Isaiah Burse played receiver at Fresno State (2010–⁠13).

At a glance

Best season
1,026
Receiving yards, 2013 (Fresno State, 11–⁠2)
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in kickoff return yards, 2011

Career highs

17catches, career highvs. Utah State, 2013158receiving yards, career highvs. Air Force, 2012

Honors

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2012 and 2013

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2010Fresno State1319014.6258
2011Fresno State4043610.9154
2012Fresno State5785114.9697
2013Fresno State991,02610.4652
Career2092,50312.01597

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2010Fresno State225780–––
2011Fresno State751,6060–––
2012Fresno State2965108820
2013Fresno State–––212622
Career1262,8350293442

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2010Fresno State16714.4130
2012Fresno State7395.6115
2013Fresno State9819.0226
Career321916.0430

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010Fresno State1WR
2011Fresno State1WR
2012Fresno State1WR
2013Fresno State1WR6′0″

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Fresno State940.6832nd (n=341)0.8163.59%

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

2013 Fresno State 13 games, 99 catches, 1,026 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 29vs.RutgersW 52–⁠51131180––3
Sep 7vs.Cal PolyW 41–⁠254431––3
Sep 20vs.Boise StateW 41–⁠40101480––1
Sep 28atHawai’iW 42–⁠37290–––
Oct 5atIdahoW 61–⁠145681––4
Oct 19vs.UNLVW 38–⁠148730––2
Oct 26atSan Diego StateW 35–⁠2810740–––
Nov 2vs.NevadaW 41–⁠234580––1
Nov 9atWyomingW 48–⁠105611–––
Nov 23vs.New MexicoW 69–⁠2861070––3
Nov 29atSan José StateL 52–⁠6210961–––
Dec 7vs.Utah StateW 24–⁠17171321––4
Dec 21 ✦vs.USCL 20–⁠455391–––
2012 Fresno State 13 games, 57 catches, 851 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.Weber StateW 37–⁠1068603772
Sep 8atOregonL 25–⁠4277713791
Sep 15vs.ColoradoW 69–⁠14310711352
Sep 22atTulsaL 26–⁠2763503662
Sep 29vs.San Diego StateW 52–⁠405841467–
Oct 6atColorado StateW 28–⁠73381–––
Oct 13atBoise StateL 10–⁠202350349–
Oct 20vs.WyomingW 42–⁠1473301331
Oct 27atNew MexicoW 49–⁠325220–––
Nov 3vs.Hawai’iW 45–⁠102871130–
Nov 10atNevadaW 52–⁠36–––484–
Nov 24vs.Air ForceW 48–⁠1571581126–
Dec 24 ✦vs.SMUL 10–⁠4348905105–
2011 Fresno State 13 games, 40 catches, 436 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3atCaliforniaL 21–⁠364−706117–
Sep 10atNebraskaL 29–⁠422506149–
Sep 17vs.North DakotaW 27–⁠22180590–
Sep 24atIdahoW 48–⁠243330498–
Oct 1vs.Ole MissL 28–⁠386470598–
Oct 7vs.Boise StateL 7–⁠573908158–
Oct 15vs.Utah StateW 31–⁠214451476–
Oct 22atNevadaL 38–⁠4511008182–
Nov 5vs.Louisiana TechL 21–⁠4141507136–
Nov 12atNew Mexico StateL 45–⁠4836508185–
Nov 19atHawai’iW 24–⁠21–––449–
Nov 26vs.San José StateL 24–⁠2771350493–
Dec 3atSan Diego StateL 28–⁠3527106175–
2010 Fresno State 11 games, 13 catches, 190 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 25atOle MissL 38–⁠55190–––
Oct 2vs.Cal PolyW 38–⁠172631–––
Oct 9vs.Hawai’iL 27–⁠492300–––
Oct 16vs.New Mexico StateW 33–⁠102210–––
Oct 23atSan José StateW 33–⁠18150–––
Nov 6atLouisiana TechW 40–⁠341100–––
Nov 13vs.NevadaL 34–⁠351261–––
Nov 19atBoise StateL 0–⁠511808196–
Nov 27vs.IdahoW 23–⁠20170483–
Dec 3vs.IllinoisW 25–⁠23–––5168–
Dec 18 ✦vs.Northern IllinoisL 17–⁠4011105131–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2014Combine or pro day 2014
Height5′10⅜″
Weight188 lb
Arm length30¼″
Hand size8⅜″
40-yard dash4.58 s
10-yard split1.59 s
Vertical jump31″
Broad jump9′7″
Bench press16 reps
3-cone drill6.74 s
20-yard shuttle3.94 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2019AAFSan Diego Fleet
2020–⁠21CFLHamilton Tiger Cats *

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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