Usage / Role
18%
Rotational offensive role
lowfeatured
Player Dossier
2012-2015Michigan State
Aaron Burbridge
WR • 6'1" • Farmington Hills, MI, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Aaron Burbridge reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
57
Solid production for a receiver
lowelite
Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
lowhigh
Star Power
54
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Michigan State
12121314141515
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Player Story
Aaron Burbridge built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a wide receiver from Farmington Hills, MI wearing No. 16, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Aaron Burbridge's career was his...
Read the story4★
- Committed To
- Michigan State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2016
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 38
- Overall
- No. 213
- NFL Team
- San Francisco 49ers
Aaron Burbridge, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Michigan State. Aaron Burbridge reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,174
- Receptions
- 165
- Touchdowns
- 10
Quick Answers
Aaron Burbridge quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,174
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · Michigan State
- Top game
- Indiana
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Harrison · Michigan State
- High school pipeline
- Harrison · 16 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2016 · Round 6 · Pick 38 · San Francisco 49ers
- Latest roster
- No. 16 · Class 2015
- 2015 Receiving yards rank
- 1,258 receiving yards · WR 16th (top 2%) · Big Ten 1st (top 1%) · National 16th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Postseason | Michigan State | 7 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 58.2 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Michigan State | 7 | 26 | 342 | 1 | 58.2 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan State | 9 | 22 | 194 | 0 | 50.4 |
| 2014 Postseason | Michigan State | 13 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 55.1 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | 13 | 25 | 301 | 1 | 55.1 |
| 2015 Postseason | Michigan State | 14 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 87.4 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan State | 14 | 80 | 1,219 | 7 | 87.4 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Aaron Burbridge
Aaron Burbridge played WR for Michigan State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Aaron Burbridge recorded 149 rushing yards, 2,174 receiving yards, and 10 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Michigan State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason
Michigan State paired 1,258 primary output with 83.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 68.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.
Season Explorer
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
2012 Postseason · Michigan State
Games
7
Receiving Yards / G
52
Efficiency
68.2
Usage
24
Consistency
55.4
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana
Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.
Active game
Hover over a point
Hover or select a game to keep its context visible here without the page shifting around.
Game-by-Game Trend
Follow how the selected stat changes from one game to the next. Spikes mark standout outings, while dips show quieter weeks.
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. TCU: 22. Central Michigan: 14. Indiana: 134. Iowa: 89. Michigan: 51. Nebraska: 7. Northwestern: 47
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.
Low volumeHigh quality
High volumeHigh quality
Low volumeLower quality
High volumeLower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. TCU: 3 by 48.9. Central Michigan: 2 by 46.7. Indiana: 8 by 100. Iowa: 5 by 100. Michigan: 6 by 56.7. Nebraska: 1 by 46.7. Northwestern: 4 by 78.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins56.7 · Games = 3 · +8.2 vs Losses
Losses48.5 · Games = 4 · -8.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Indiana
Best efficiency game
100 vs Iowa
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/30 | vs TCU | W 17-16 | — | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 7.30 | 1 | 15 |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Northwestern | L 20-23 | — | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 1 | 26 |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Nebraska | L 24-28 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Michigan | L 10-12 | — | 6 | 51 | 7.9 | 8.50 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Iowa | L 16-19 | — | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 17.80 | 0 | 38 |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Indiana100 receiving yards · High volume | W 31-27 | — | 8 | 134 | 16.8 | 16.80 | 0 | 35 |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Central Michigan | W 41-7 | — | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
Player Story
Aaron Burbridge story
Aaron Burbridge built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a wide receiver from Farmington Hills, MI wearing No. 16, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Aaron Burbridge's career was his receiving role: 165 catches, 2,174 receiving yards, 10 touchdowns, and 149 rushing yards across 43 career games in the available record. His career also includes 149 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Aaron Burbridge'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.
- 1
Michigan State
2012-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2012201220132014201420152015
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Postseason | Michigan State | 364 | 68.2 | 24 | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Michigan State | 364 | 68.2 | 24 | 0 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan State | 194 | 65.9 | 14.2 | -170 |
| 2014 Postseason | Michigan State | 358 | 81.8 | 13.4 | 164 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | 358 | 81.8 | 13.4 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Michigan State | 1,258 | 83.6 | 34.9 | 900 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan State | 1,258 | 83.6 | 34.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Indiana
Week 6 · W 31-27 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
134
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
134 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Nebraska
Week 10 · L 38-39 · Conference game
164
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
164 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Rutgers
Week 6 · W 31-24 · Conference game
156
Receiving Yards
98.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
156 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Air Force
Week 3 · W 35-21
156
Receiving Yards
98.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
156 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Michigan
Week 7 · W 27-23 · Conference game
132
Receiving Yards
92.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
132 receiving yards with a 97.8 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Postseason · Michigan State
1,258 primary output · 83.6 efficiency · 34.9 usage
87.4
#2
2015 Regular Season · Michigan State
87.4
1,258 primary · 83.6 efficiency · 34.9 usage
#3
2012 Postseason · Michigan State
58.2
364 primary · 68.2 efficiency · 24 usage
Milestones
8
100+ receiving yards
7
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
Next best actions
Keep exploring Aaron Burbridge
Move from the player story into the game log, career arc, team context, and video shelf.