Treylon Burks (born March 23, 2000) is an American professional

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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for the

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and was selected by the Titans in the first round of the

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Early life

Burks was born on March 23, 2000, in

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and grew up in

Warren, Arkansas Warren is a city in and the county seat of Bradley County, Arkansas, Bradley County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the population was 6,003. History When settlers from the east began to arrive in sout ...

. He attended Warren High School, where he played

for their football team and totaled 151 receptions for 3,403 yards and 43

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s. He missed most of his senior season in 2018 after tearing his ACL. On July 30, 2018, he committed to the

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to play

. He was a four-star recruit and was the 103rd ranked recruit in the nation, and the number one recruit in Arkansas. He also played basketball and baseball in high school.

College career

As a true freshman at Arkansas in 2019, Burks started nine of 11 games and recorded 29 receptions for 475 receiving yards. Burks was named 2nd Team All-SEC as a return specialist by the Coaches, and was placed on the SEC All-Freshman team. In 2020, he became Arkansas' number one receiver as a sophomore, 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. In his junior season of 2021, Burks started all twelve games and finished with 66 receptions for 1,104 receiving yards and 11 receiving touchdowns, becoming only the fourth player in program history with over 1,000 yards receiving in a single season. He had 14 carries for 112 yards rushing and one rushing 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 would be 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

College statistics

Professional career

2022 season

Burks was drafted 18th overall by the

in 2022. To obtain the draft pick from the

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, Tennessee traded away receiver A. J. Brown, also receiving a third round pick in 2023. Burks suffered turf toe in Week 4 and was placed on injured reserve on October 8. He was activated from injured reserve on November 12, 2022. In Week 11, against the

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, he had seven receptions for 111 receiving yards in the 27–17 victory. In Week 12, against the

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, he scored his first NFL touchdown on an unusual fumble recovery in the endzone in the 20–16 loss. In the following game, a 35–10 loss to the

, he scored his first professional receiving touchdown on a 25-yard reception. Burks appeared in 11 games as a rookie and finished with 33 receptions for 444 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.

2023 season

During a joint practice with the

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, Burks caught a deep pass and landed on his knee, causing an LCL sprain which caused him to miss Week 4 against the Bengals. Burks was also ruled out for the Week 5 matchup against the

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. He appeared in 11 games in the 2023 season. He finished with 16 receptions for 221 yards.

2024 season

Burks entered the season behind

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, and Tyler Boyd on the depth chart. On October 18, Burks was ruled out ahead of Week 7 matchup against the

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after suffering a knee injury in practice, and he was put on

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the following day. On December 4, head coach

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announced that Burks underwent season–ending surgery to repair his

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. Burks finished his season with four catches for 34 yards in five games played.

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Personal life

Burks is an avid hog hunter. He suffers from

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, though it has never affected him during a game.

References

External links

Tennessee Titans bioArkansas Razorbacks bio
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