Aaron Burbridge

American football player (born 1993)

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Position:| Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:|  (1993-12-23) December 23, 1993 (age 28)
Detroit, Michigan
Height:| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:| 206 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:| Harrison
(Farmington Hills, Michigan)
College:| Michigan State
NFL Draft:| 2016 / Round: 6 / Pick: 213
Career history

* San Francisco 49ers (2016–2018)
* Denver Broncos (2019)*

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

* Richter–Howard Receiver of the Year (2015)

Career NFL statistics
| Receptions:| 7

|

Receiving yards:| 88
Receiving touchdowns:| 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Aaron Burbridge (born December 23, 1993) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Michigan State, and was drafted in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers.

## Contents

* 1 Early years
* 2 College career
* 3 Professional career
* 3.1 San Francisco 49ers
* 3.2 Denver Broncos
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Early years[edit]

Burbridge attended Harrison High School in Farmington Hills, Michigan. He was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and committed to Michigan State University to play college football.[1][2]

## College career[edit]

As a true freshman at Michigan State in 2012, Burbridge played in 11 games with seven starts and recorded 29 receptions for 364 yards and two touchdowns.[3] He had 22 receptions for 194 yards as a sophomore in 2013 and 29 receptions for 358 yards and one touchdown as a junior in 2014.[4] Burbridge became Michigan State's number one receiver in 2015.[5][6][7] He was named the Big Ten wide receiver of the year in 2015.[8][9]

## Professional career[edit]

### San Francisco 49ers[edit]

Burbridge was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round, 213th overall, in the 2016 NFL Draft.[10][11]

On September 2, 2017, Burbridge was placed on injured reserve.[12]

On September 1, 2018, Burbridge was waived/injured by the 49ers and was placed on injured reserve.[13] He was released on September 12, 2018. He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 23, 2018.[14] He was released on November 1, 2018.[15]

### Denver Broncos[edit]

On January 24, 2019, Burbridge signed a reserve/future contract with the Denver Broncos.[16] He announced his retirement from the NFL on July 17, 2019.[17]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Rivals.com". n.rivals.com.
2. ^ "Recruiting: New commits Aaron Burbridge, Jermaine Edmonson address needs for Michigan State".
3. ^ "Michigan State WR Aaron Burbridge: 'I'm gonna have a big year'".
4. ^ "Couch: MSU's Aaron Burbridge low on time, still high on promise". Lansing State Journal.
5. ^ "Aaron Burbridge turning heads, surprising coaches, NFL scouts". Lansing State Journal.
6. ^ Burbridge emerges as Michigan State's top receiving target Archived December 8, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
7. ^ ET, 2015 at 10:14p (September 15, 2015). "Aaron Burbridge stepping up for Michigan State". FOX Sports.
8. ^ "MSU's Connor Cook and Aaron Burbridge named Big Ten's QB and WR of the year". MLive.com.
9. ^ "MSU's Cook, Burbridge are Big Ten's QB, WR of the Year". Detroit News.
10. ^ Fucillo, David (April 30, 2016). "2016 NFL Draft results: 49ers pick WR Aaron Burbridge with second 6th round comp pick". NinersNation.com.
11. ^ "2016 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
12. ^ "49ers Cut Roster Down to 53 Players". 49ers.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on March 2, 2018.
13. ^ "49ers Cut 21 Players, Get Roster Down to 53". 49ers.com. September 1, 2018.
14. ^ "49ers Sign WR Aaron Burbridge to the Practice Squad". 49ers.com. October 23, 2018.
15. ^ "49ers Announce Several Roster Moves ahead of Week 9". 49ers.com. November 1, 2018.
16. ^ "Broncos sign WR Aaron Burbridge to futures contract". Broncos Wire. USA Today. January 24, 2019.
17. ^ Alper, Josh (July 17, 2019). "Report: Aaron Burbridge retiring rather than reporting to Broncos camp". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.

## External links[edit]

* Michigan State Spartans bio

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Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year winners

* 2011: McNutt
* 2012: Robinson
* 2013: Robinson
* 2014: Lippett
* 2015: Burbridge
* 2016: Carr
* 2017: D. Moore
* 2018: R. Moore
* 2019: Bateman
* 2020: Fryfogle
* 2021: Bell

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San Francisco 49ers 2016 NFL Draft selections

* DeForest Buckner
* Joshua Garnett
* Will Redmond
* Rashard Robinson
* Ronald Blair
* John Theus
* Fahn Cooper
* Jeff Driskel
* Kelvin Taylor
* Aaron Burbridge
* Prince Charles Iworah

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