Nate Burleson
Nathaniel Burleson
Born: August 19, 1981
Seattle, WA USA
Position: WR
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 192
College: Nevada-Reno
High School: O'Dea (Seattle, WA)
Career: 2003-2013
Drafted: 2003 in Round 3, #71 overall by the Minnesota Vikings
Nate Burleson played from 2003 to 2013 during his career with the Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings and Seattle Seahawks. Burleson caught 457 passes for 5,630 yards and 39 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 11 | 0 |
| 2005 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | -2 | 0 |
| 2007 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | NFL Detroit Lions | 7 | 81 | 11.6 | 25 | 0 |
| 2011 | NFL Detroit Lions | 11 | 85 | 7.7 | 20 | 0 |
| 2012 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2013 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 257 | 6.4 | 25 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 29 | 455 | 15.7 | 52 | 2 |
| 2004 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 68 | 1006 | 14.8 | 68 | 9 |
| 2005 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 30 | 328 | 10.9 | 20 | 1 |
| 2006 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 18 | 192 | 10.7 | 36 | 2 |
| 2007 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 50 | 694 | 13.9 | 45 | 9 |
| 2008 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 20 | 1 |
| 2009 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 63 | 812 | 12.9 | 44 | 3 |
| 2010 | NFL Detroit Lions | 55 | 625 | 11.4 | 58 | 6 |
| 2011 | NFL Detroit Lions | 73 | 757 | 10.4 | 47 | 3 |
| 2012 | NFL Detroit Lions | 27 | 240 | 8.9 | 26 | 2 |
| 2013 | NFL Detroit Lions | 39 | 461 | 11.8 | 47 | 1 |
| Totals | 457 | 5630 | 12.3 | 68 | 39 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 25 | 214 | 8.6 | 91 | 1 |
| 2005 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 10 | 0 |
| 2006 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 34 | 322 | 9.5 | 90 | 1 |
| 2007 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 58 | 658 | 11.3 | 94 | 1 |
| 2008 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2009 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 30 | 254 | 8.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Totals | 156 | 1523 | 9.8 | 94 | 3 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 29 | 0 |
| 2006 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 26 | 643 | 24.7 | 50 | 0 |
| 2007 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 27 | 590 | 21.9 | 91 | 1 |
| 2009 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 57 | 1286 | 22.6 | 91 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2004 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2005 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2006 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2007 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2009 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 2003 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 2004 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62 | |||||
| 2005 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 2006 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 2007 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||||||
| 2008 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2009 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 2010 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 2011 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 2012 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |||||||
| 2013 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 0 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 262 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 9 |
| 2004 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 15 |
| 2005 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 9 |
| 2006 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 7 |
| 2007 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 12 |
| 2008 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 13 | 12 |
| 2010 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 14 |
| 2011 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 11 |
| 2012 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 6 | 5 |
| 2013 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 9 | 8 |
