Player Career

Michael Burton Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Rutgers

    2010-2014

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2010201120112012201320142014
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2010 Regular SeasonRutgers0
2011 PostseasonRutgers11243.35.5112
2011 Regular SeasonRutgers11243.35.50
2012 Regular SeasonRutgers4376.32.4-69
2013 Regular SeasonRutgers210534.5167
2014 PostseasonRutgers15262.52.8-58
2014 Regular SeasonRutgers15262.52.80

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

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games