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Plaxico Burress

Plaxico Burress

Position: WR
Height: 6-5    Weight: 226 lbs.
Born: August 12, 1977 in Norfolk, VA
College: Michigan State

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1st round (8th overall) of the 2000 Draft

Receiving & Rushing

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Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos 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
2000 23 PIT WR 12 8 22 273 12.4 0 39 1.8 22.8 273 0 1
2001 24 PIT WR 16 16 66 1008 15.3 6 43 4.1 63.0 1008 6 1
2002 25 PIT WR 16 15 78 1325 17.0 7 62 4.9 82.8 1325 7 2
2003 26 PIT WR 16 16 60 860 14.3 4 47 3.8 53.8 1 -7 0 -7 -7.0 -0.4 0.1 853 4 1
2004 27 PIT WR 11 11 35 698 19.9 5 48 3.2 63.5 698 5 1
2005 28 NYG WR 16 15 76 1214 16.0 7 78 4.8 75.9 1214 7 1
2006 29 NYG WR 15 15 63 988 15.7 10 55 4.2 65.9 988 10 2
2007 30 NYG WR 16 16 70 1025 14.6 12 60 4.4 64.1 1025 12 0
2008 31 NYG 9 35 454 13.0 4 33 3.9 50.4 454 4 0
Career 127 112 505 7845 15.5 55 78 4.0 61.8 1 -7 0 0 -7.0 -0.1 0.0 7838 55 9
5 yrs PIT 71 66 261 4164 16.0 22 62 3.7 58.6 1 -7 0 0 -7.0 -0.1 0.0 4157 22 6
4 yrs NYG 56 46 244 3681 15.1 33 78 4.4 65.7 3681 33 3

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
2000 23 PIT WR 12 8 1 0 0 0
2001 24 PIT WR 16 16 1 0 0 0
2002 25 PIT WR 16 15 2 1 0 0
2003 26 PIT WR 16 16 1 0 0 0
2004 27 PIT WR 11 11 1 1 0 0
2005 28 NYG WR 16 15 1 0 0 0
2006 29 NYG WR 15 15 2 0 0 0
Career 127 112 9 2 0 0
5 yrs PIT 71 66 6 2 0 0
4 yrs NYG 56 46 3 0 0 0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
2001 24 PIT WR 16 16 6 36
2002 25 PIT WR 16 15 7 1 44
2003 26 PIT WR 16 16 4 24
2004 27 PIT WR 11 11 5 30
2005 28 NYG WR 16 15 7 42
2006 29 NYG WR 15 15 10 60
2007 30 NYG WR 16 16 12 72
2008 31 NYG 9 4 24
Career 127 112 55 1 332
5 yrs PIT 71 66 22 1 134
4 yrs NYG 56 46 33 198

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Receptions

Active 505 (19)
Career 505 (98)

Receiving Yds

2002 NFL 1325 (5-- 98)
2005 NFL 1214 (9)
Active 7845 (15)
Career 7845 (80)

Receiving TD

2006 NFL 10 (3)
2007 NFL 12 (4-- 77)
Active 55 (10)
Career 55 (73)

Yds/Reception

2002 NFL 17.0 (3)
2004 NFL 19.9 (2)
Active 15.5 (10)

Receiving Yds/Game

2002 NFL 82.8 (6)
2005 NFL 75.9 (10)
Active 61.8 (15)
Career 61.8 (35)

Touchdowns

2007 NFL 12 (7)
Active 55 (21)
Career 55 (153)

Rushing/Receiving TD

2007 NFL 12 (7)
Active 55 (20)
Career 55 (149)

2-pt. Conv. Made

Career 1 (134)

Yds From Scrimmage

Active 7838 (28)
Career 7838 (169)

Yds/Touch

Active 15.5 (4)
Career 15.5 (62)

Playoff Games

Active 12 (24)

Playoff Games Started

Active 12 (12)
Career 12 (197)

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
2000 23 12 WR 27 92
2001 24 16 WR 137 8 25 64
2002 25 16 WR 175 54 8 28
2003 26 16 WR 109 5 28 70
2004 27 11 WR 100 43
2005 28 16 WR 163 47 11 28
2006 29 15 WR 159 43 12 29
2007 30 16 WR 175 57 10 26
2008 31 9 WR 69 45
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