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Trey Burton

TE (retired)

Trey Burton: facts drawn from the play-by-play.

FanIQ Research · May 10, 2026 · 6 facts, every one from the play-by-play

7-year career, 163 catches and 15 TDs. The Philly Special TD pass thrower in Super Bowl LII.

Milestone

Career regular-season totals

Stat	Total
Games	86
Receptions	163
Receiving Yards	1,578
Receiving TDs	15
Y/R	9.68

His 2018 CHI year was the only true breakout. 54-569-6 — by far his career-high in receptions and yards.

Trend

Burton year-by-year receiving

Year	Tm	Rec	Yds	TD
2015	PHI	3	54	0
2016	PHI	37	327	1
2017	PHI	24	260	5
2018	CHI	54	569	6
2019	CHI	14	84	0
2020	IND	31	284	3

Receiving yards by year

Season	Yards
2016	327
2017	260
2018	569
2019	84
2020	284

PHI era: 64-641-6 in 4 years. CHI era: 68-653-6 in 2 years. The Bears got peak Burton in half the time.

Split

Burton career splits

Stop	Years	Rec	Yds	TD
PHI	2014-2017	64	641	6
CHI	2018-2019	68	653	6
IND	2020	31	284	3

Super Bowl LII: he threw the Philly Special TD pass to Nick Foles. The most-iconic TE-to-QB throw in NFL history.

Rare

Super Bowl LII Burton line

Stat	Value
Pass attempts	1
Completions	1
Pass yards	1
Pass TDs	1
Passer rating	118.7

His 2017 PHI 5-TD year despite only 24 catches — a 20.8% TD rate, one of the best red-zone seasons by any TE that decade.

Comparison

Burton TD efficiency

Stat	Value
2017 receptions	24
2017 receiving TDs	5
2017 TD rate	20.8%
Career TD rate	9.2%
League TE avg	~7%

UDFA out of Florida (2014). Played 7 NFL seasons. Won a Super Bowl. Threw a Super Bowl TD.

Anomaly

Burton career honors

Honor	Year
Super Bowl champion (PHI)	2017
Philly Special TD pass	SB LII
Draft status	UDFA 2014
Career seasons	7

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