Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2010-2014Rutgers
Michael Burton
FB • 6'0" • Long Valley, NJ, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Michael Burton leans balanced backfield option traits and 62.5 efficiency.
Impact Production
9
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
20
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Rutgers
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Rutgers
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Washington State
Player Story
Michael Burton built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a FB from Long Valley, NJ wearing No. 46, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Michael Burton's career was his receiving role: 47 catches,...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2015
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 32
- Overall
- No. 168
- NFL Team
- Detroit Lions
Michael Burton, FB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Rutgers. Michael Burton leans balanced backfield option traits and 62.5 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 517
- Rushing yards
- 116
- Receiving yards
- 401
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
Michael Burton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rutgers · FB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 517
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2013 Regular Season · Rutgers
- Top game
- Washington State
- NFL Draft
- 2015 · Round 5 · Pick 32 · Detroit Lions
- Latest roster
- No. 46 · Class 2014
- 2014 Scrimmage yards rank
- 152 scrimmage yards · FB 7th (top 12%) · Big Ten 122nd (top 48%) · National 1,162nd (top 50%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2011 Postseason | Rutgers | 7 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 43.7 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Rutgers | 7 | 77 | 14 | 63 | 1 | 43.7 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Rutgers | 4 | 43 | 9 | 34 | 0 | 46.3 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Rutgers | 11 | 210 | 61 | 149 | 2 | 57.7 |
| 2014 Postseason | Rutgers | 11 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 50.9 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Rutgers | 11 | 140 | 0 | 140 | 0 | 50.9 |
Related Context
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Michael Burton played FB for Rutgers. Across 5 tracked seasons, Michael Burton recorded -2 passing yards, 116 rushing yards, and 401 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Rutgers.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season
Rutgers paired 210 primary output with 53 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 62.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Washington State
Win with 36 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2014 Postseason · Rutgers
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
13.8
Efficiency
62.5
Usage
2.8
Consistency
60.8
Best Game by takeover score
Washington State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Carolina: 12. Washington State: 36. Howard: 22. Penn State: 5. Tulane: -3. Michigan: 16. Ohio State: 22. Nebraska: 8. Indiana: 13. Michigan State: 19. Maryland: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Carolina: 2 by 37.5. Washington State: 2 by 100. Howard: 1 by 100. Penn State: 1 by 41.7. Tulane: 1 by 0. Michigan: 1 by 100. Ohio State: 2 by 91.7. Nebraska: 1 by 66.7. Indiana: 2 by 54.2. Michigan State: 2 by 79.2. Maryland: 1 by 16.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins14 · Games = 7 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses13.5 · Games = 4 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Washington State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Michigan
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/26 | @ North Carolina | W 40-21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Maryland | W 41-38 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Michigan State | L 3-45 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 19 | 9.5 |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Indiana | W 45-23 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 6.5 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Nebraska | L 24-42 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Ohio State | L 17-56 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 22 | 11 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Michigan | W 26-24 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Tulane | W 31-6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | -3 | -3 |
| Sun 9/14 | vs Penn State | L 10-13 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Howard | W 38-25 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | 22 |
| Fri 8/29 | @ Washington State | W 41-38 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 36 | 18 |
Player Story
Michael Burton story
Michael Burton built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a FB from Long Valley, NJ wearing No. 46, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Michael Burton's career was his receiving role: 47 catches, 401 receiving yards, 3 touchdowns, and 116 rushing yards across 33 career games in the available record. His career also includes 116 rushing yards and 39 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Michael Burton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Rutgers
2010-2014
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2010201120112012201320142014
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2011 Postseason | Rutgers | 112 | 43.3 | 5.5 | 112 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Rutgers | 112 | 43.3 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Rutgers | 43 | 76.3 | 2.4 | -69 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Rutgers | 210 | 53 | 4.5 | 167 |
| 2014 Postseason | Rutgers | 152 | 62.5 | 2.8 | -58 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Rutgers | 152 | 62.5 | 2.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Washington State
Week 1 · W 41-38
Win with 36 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
36
Scrimmage Yards
70.1 takeover
36 scrimmage yards and 3.6 usage.
#2
@ Iowa State
Week 1 · W 27-13 · Postseason
35
Scrimmage Yards
68.7 takeover
Win with 35 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
35 scrimmage yards and 9.4 usage.
#3
@ South Florida
Week 3 · W 23-13 · Conference game
15
Scrimmage Yards
68.1 takeover
Win with 15 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
15 scrimmage yards and 1.5 usage.
#4
@ UCF
Week 13 · L 17-41 · Conference game
38
Scrimmage Yards
67.8 takeover
Loss with 38 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
38 scrimmage yards and 2.9 usage.
#5
vs Houston
Week 9 · L 14-49 · Conference game
40
Scrimmage Yards
62.6 takeover
Loss with 40 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
40 scrimmage yards and 11.9 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2013 Regular Season · Rutgers
210 primary output · 53 efficiency · 4.5 usage
57.7
#2
2014 Postseason · Rutgers
50.9
152 primary · 62.5 efficiency · 2.8 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Rutgers
50.9
152 primary · 62.5 efficiency · 2.8 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
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