
Fullback, Rutgers, 2010–14
Michael Burton
Lettered 2011–14 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 46
- Height
- 6′0″
- Hometown
- Long Valley, NJ
- Born
- Feb 1, 1992, in Long Valley, New Jersey
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Michael Burton played fullback at Rutgers (2010–14). The Detroit Lions took Burton in round 5, No. 168 overall in the 2015 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Team titles: Big East champions, 2012
Rushing
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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 | Rutgers | 27 | 0.38 | – | – | 10.1 | 4% |
| 2014 | Rutgers | 17 | 0.47 | – | – | 8.0 | – |
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
2014 Rutgers 11 games, 15 catches, 150 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | at | W 41–38 | – | – | – | 2 | 36 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 38–25 | – | – | – | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | L 10–13 | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 31–6 | – | – | – | 1 | −3 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 26–24 | – | – | – | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at | L 17–56 | – | – | – | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at | L 24–42 | – | – | – | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 45–23 | – | – | – | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at | L 3–45 | – | – | – | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at | W 41–38 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. | W 40–21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
2013 Rutgers 11 games, 19 catches, 149 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at | L 51–52 | – | – | – | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 38–0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 28–10 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at | W 55–52 | – | – | – | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at | L 10–24 | – | – | – | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | L 14–49 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 23–20 | 1 | −4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | L 17–52 | – | – | – | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | at | L 17–41 | 1 | 38 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 30 | at | L 17–28 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | vs. | W 31–6 | – | – | – | 3 | 18 | 1 |
2012 Rutgers 4 games, 9 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at | W 24–12 | – | – | – | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 26–0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 13 | at | W 23–13 | – | – | – | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | at | W 35–26 | – | – | – | 1 | 12 | 0 |
2011 Rutgers 7 games, 10 catches, 68 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | at | W 19–16 | – | – | – | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | L 31–41 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 20–17 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 27–12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 20–3 | 1 | −4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at | L 22–40 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | W 27–13 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2015 | Combine or pro day 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11¼″ | |
| Weight | 242 lb | |
| Arm length | 29¼″ | |
| Hand size | 9½″ | |
| Wingspan | 71¾″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.74 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.65 s | |
| Vertical jump | 33″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′7″ | |
| Bench press | 25 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.20 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.34 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
11 seasons, 78 games with a stat; latest team: Cleveland Browns.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Detroit Lions | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 39 |
| 2016 | Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Chicago Bears | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2018 | Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2019 | Washington Redskins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | New Orleans Saints | 6 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 28 |
| 2021 | Kansas City Chiefs | 10 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 31 |
| 2022 | Kansas City Chiefs | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2023 | Denver Broncos | 11 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2024 | Denver Broncos | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 65 |
| 2026 (so far) | Cleveland Browns | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 78 | 42 | 79 | 2 | 31 | 196 | |
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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