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Ken Burrough

Kenneth Othell Burrough

Position: WR
Height: 6-3    Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: July 14, 1948 in Jacksonville, FL
College: Texas Southern

Career AV: 67 (650th overall since 1950)

2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 1st round (10th overall) of the 1970 NFL Draft.

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Receiving & Rushing

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Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1970 22 NOR 00 12 0 13 196 15.1 2 35 1.1 16.3 1 4 0 4 4.0 0.3 0.1 200 2 3 2
1971 23 HOU 00 13 0 25 370 14.8 1 62 1.9 28.5 370 1 0 4
1972 24 HOU WR 00 14 0 26 521 20.0 4 80 1.9 37.2 521 4 0 4
1973 25 HOU WR 00 14 0 43 577 13.4 2 49 3.1 41.2 5 38 1 34 7.6 2.7 0.4 615 3 2 5
1974 26 HOU WR 00 11 0 36 492 13.7 2 51 3.3 44.7 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 492 2 1 6
1975* 27 HOU WR 00 14 0 53 1063 20.1 8 77 3.8 75.9 1063 8 1 14
1976 28 HOU WR 00 14 0 51 932 18.3 7 69 3.6 66.6 3 22 0 12 7.3 1.6 0.2 954 7 0 9
1977* 29 HOU WR 00 14 0 43 816 19.0 8 85 3.1 58.3 4 10 0 28 2.5 0.7 0.3 826 8 4 13
1978 30 HOU WR 00 16 0 47 624 13.3 2 44 2.9 39.0 3 -11 0 1 -3.7 -0.7 0.2 613 2 0 8
1979 31 HOU WR 00 16 0 40 752 18.8 6 55 2.5 47.0 752 6 1 9
1980 32 HOU 00 2 0 4 91 22.8 0 54 2.0 45.5 91 0 0 1
1981 33 HOU WR 00 16 16 40 668 16.7 7 71 2.5 41.8 668 7 1 6
Career 156 16 421 7102 16.9 49 85 2.7 45.5 17 63 1 34 3.7 0.4 0.1 7165 50 13 81
11 yrs OTI 144 16 408 6906 16.9 47 85 2.8 48.0 16 59 1 34 3.7 0.4 0.1 6965 48 10 79
1 yr NOR 12 0 13 196 15.1 2 35 1.1 16.3 1 4 0 4 4.0 0.3 0.1 200 2 3 2

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1970 22 NOR 00 12 0 15 298 0 38 19.9 498
1971 23 HOU 00 13 0 8 157 0 30 19.6 527
Career 156 16 23 455 0 38 19.8 7620
11 yrs OTI 144 16 8 157 0 30 19.6 7122
1 yr NOR 12 0 15 298 0 38 19.9 498

Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1977* 29 HOU WR 00 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1978 30 HOU WR 00 16 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1979 31 HOU WR 00 16 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career 156 16 0 3 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1970 22 NOR 00 12 0 3 0 0 0
1973 25 HOU WR 00 14 0 2 0 0 0
1974 26 HOU WR 00 11 0 1 0 0 0
1975* 27 HOU WR 00 14 0 1 0 0 0
1977* 29 HOU WR 00 14 0 4 0 0 0
1979 31 HOU WR 00 16 0 1 0 0 0
1981 33 HOU WR 00 16 16 1 2 0 0
Career 156 16 13 2 0 0
11 yrs OTI 144 16 10 2 0 0
1 yr NOR 12 0 3 0 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1970 22 NOR 00 12 0 2 2 12
1971 23 HOU 00 13 0 1 1 6
1972 24 HOU WR 00 14 0 4 4 24
1973 25 HOU WR 00 14 0 1 2 3 18
1974 26 HOU WR 00 11 0 2 2 12
1975* 27 HOU WR 00 14 0 8 8 48
1976 28 HOU WR 00 14 0 7 7 42
1977* 29 HOU WR 00 14 0 8 8 48
1978 30 HOU WR 00 16 0 2 2 12
1979 31 HOU WR 00 16 0 6 6 36
1981 33 HOU WR 00 16 16 7 7 42
Career 156 16 1 49 50 300
11 yrs OTI 144 16 1 47 48 288
1 yr NOR 12 0 2 2 12

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Brett Perriman, Andre Coleman, Darryl Stingley, Bob Scarpitto, Shaun McDonald, Alfred Jackson, Eric Crabtree, Lindsay Scott, Ernie Mills, Dedric Ward
4 Kenny Jackson, Josh Reed, Dick Gordon, Speedy Thomas, Rocket Ismail, Floyd Dixon, Lake Dawson, Don Norton, Arthur Marshall, Brandon Jones
5 Steve Odom, Haven Moses, Kelvin Martin, Perry Kemp, Torrance Small, Jabar Gaffney, Josh Reed, Dick Gordon, Dedric Ward, Lam Jones
6 Dick Gordon, Bobby Joe Conrad, Michael Westbrook, Harold Carmichael, Eddie Kennison, Jeff Chadwick, Peter Warrick, Chris Burford, Roger Carr, Koren Robinson
7 Bobby Joe Conrad, Eddie Kennison, Curtis Conway, Danny Abramowicz, Curtis Duncan, Harold Carmichael, Jeff Graham, Az-Zahir Hakim, Dick Gordon, Tim McGee
8 Gordie Soltau, Harold Carmichael, Muhsin Muhammad, Jeff Graham, Tim McGee, Eddie Kennison, Roy Green, John Taylor, Brett Perriman, Danny Abramowicz
9 Carl Pickens, Gordie Soltau, John Taylor, Gary Collins, Terance Mathis, Brett Perriman, Harold Carmichael, Tony Martin, Roy Green, Muhsin Muhammad
10 Muhsin Muhammad, Ed McCaffrey, Terance Mathis, Harold Carmichael, Gary Garrison, Roy Green, Tony Martin, Terry Glenn, Carl Pickens, Brett Perriman
11 Ed McCaffrey, Roy Green, Terance Mathis, Gary Garrison, Carl Pickens, Charlie Joiner*, Otis Taylor, Brett Perriman, Lynn Swann*, Drew Hill
12 Ed McCaffrey, Roy Green, Terance Mathis, Gary Garrison, Muhsin Muhammad, Terry Glenn, Mel Gray, Otis Taylor, Charlie Joiner*, Bobby Mitchell*
Career Ed McCaffrey, Gary Garrison, Terry Glenn, Roy Green, Terance Mathis, Otis Taylor, Bobby Mitchell*, Mel Gray, Jeff Graham, Tony Martin

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Pro Bowls

1975
1977

Receptions

1975 NFL 53 (7)
Career 421 (157)

Receiving Yds

1975 NFL 1063 (1)
1976 NFL 932 (4)
1977 NFL 816 (2)
Career 7102 (100)

Receiving TD

1975 NFL 8 (6)
1976 NFL 7 (7)
1977 NFL 8 (5)
Career 49 (102)

Long Reception

1972 NFL 80 (9)
1975 NFL 77 (7)
1977 NFL 85 (4)

Yds/Reception

1975 NFL 20.1 (3)
1977 NFL 19.0 (10)
1979 NFL 18.8 (7)
Career 16.9 (81)

Receiving Yds/Game

1975 NFL 75.9 (1)
1976 NFL 66.6 (5)
1977 NFL 58.3 (2)
Career 45.5 (183)

Rushing/Receiving TD

Career 50 (195)

Yds/Touch

Career 16.5 (38)

     
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1977UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1970 22 12 WR 32 57
1971 23 13 WR 43 44
1972 24 14 WR 76 10 23 58
1973 25 14 WR 80 18 16 44
1974 26 11 WR 61 33
1975 27 14 WR 154 95 2 11
1976 28 14 WR 137 73 6 19
1977 29 14 WR 131 70 2 12
1978 30 16 WR 73 37
1979 31 16 WR 111 11 24 63
1980 32 2 WR 9 97
1981 33 16 WR 109 12 26 66
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