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Treylon Burks
American football player (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Treylon Burks (born March 23, 2000) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks and was selected by the Titans in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft.
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Early life
Burks was born on March 23, 2000, in Flint, Michigan and grew up in Warren, Arkansas. He attended Warren High School, where he played wide receiver for their football team and totaled 151 receptions for 3,403 yards and 43 touchdowns.[1] Burks missed most of his senior season in 2018 after suffering a torn ACL.[2] On July 30, 2018, he committed to the University of Arkansas to play college football.[3] Burks was a four-star recruit and was the 103rd ranked recruit in the nation, and the number one recruit in Arkansas.[4] He also played basketball and baseball in high school.[5]
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As a true freshman at Arkansas in 2019, Burks started nine of 11 games and recorded 29 receptions for 475 yards.[6][7] He was named 2nd Team All-SEC as a return specialist by the coaches and was placed on the SEC All-Freshman team.
As a sophomore in 2020, Burks became Arkansas' number one receiver. He finished the season with 51 receptions for 820 yards and seven touchdowns despite starting only eight games. Burks was named 2nd Team All-SEC by the AP and Coaches.[8][9][10]
As a junior in 2021, Burks started all 12 games and finished with 66 receptions for 1,104 yards and 11 touchdowns, becoming only the fourth player in program history with over 1,000 yards receiving in a single season.[11] He also had 14 carries for 112 yards and a touchdown. Burks was named 1st Team All-SEC by the AP and the Coaches. Arkansas would finish the regular season 8–4, 4–4 in SEC play, and was invited to play Penn State in the 2022 Outback Bowl on New Year's Day in Tampa.
Burks decided to forgo participation in the Outback Bowl and also skip his senior season, declaring his intentions to enter the 2022 NFL draft.[12]
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2022 season
Burks was drafted 18th overall by the Tennessee Titans in 2022.[16] To obtain the draft pick from the Philadelphia Eagles, Tennessee traded away receiver A. J. Brown and also received a third-round pick in 2023,[17] a move that was highly criticized.[18][19]
Burks suffered turf toe in Week 4 against the Indianapolis Colts and was placed on injured reserve on October 8, 2022.[20] He was activated from injured reserve on November 12.[21] During a Week 11 27–17 road victory over the Green Bay Packers, Burks was the leading receiver with seven receptions for 111 yards.[22] In the next game against the Cincinnati Bengals, he had four receptions for 70 yards and scored his first NFL touchdown on an unusual fumble recovery in the endzone during the 20–16 loss.[23] The following week against the Philadelphia Eagles, Burks scored his first professional receiving touchdown on a 25-yard reception in the 35–10 road loss.[24]
Burks finished his rookie year with 33 receptions for 444 yards and a touchdown to go along with four carries for 47 yards as well as a touchdown on a fumble recovery in 11 games and six starts.[25]
2023 season
During a joint practice with the Minnesota Vikings on August 17, 2023, Burks caught a deep pass and landed on his knee, causing an LCL sprain.[26] Burks missed the Week 4 matchup against the Bengals and the Week 5 matchup against the Colts due to the injury.[27][28]
Burks finished his second professional season with 16 receptions for 221 yards to go along with five carries for 18 yards in 11 games and nine starts.[29]
2024 season
Burks entered the 2024 season behind DeAndre Hopkins, Calvin Ridley, and Tyler Boyd on the depth chart.
On October 18, 2024, Burks was ruled out ahead of Week 7 matchup against the Buffalo Bills after suffering a knee injury in practice, and he was placed on injured reserve the following day.[30] On December 4, head coach Brian Callahan announced that Burks underwent season-ending surgery to repair his ACL.[31] Burks finished the 2024 season with four receptions for 34 yards in five games and two starts.[32]
2025 season
On July 26, 2025, Burks suffered a fractured collarbone in training camp after making a diving one-handed catch.[33] Two days later, he was waived/injured and placed on injured reserve after clearing waivers.[34][35]
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Personal life
Burks is an avid hog hunter.[36] He suffers from asthma, but it has never affected him during a game.[37]
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