BIOGRAPHY
Treylon Burks was born March 23, 2000, in Warren, Arkansas. He is a wide receiver in the National Football League.
As a true freshman at Arkansas in 2019, Burks started nine of 11 games and recorded 29 receptions for 475 receiving yards. Burks was named 2nd Team All-SEC as a return specialist by the coaches and was placed on the SEC All-Freshman team. In 2020, he became Arkansas' number one receiver as a sophomore, with 51 receptions for 820 yards and 7 TD despite starting only 8 games. Burks was named 2nd Team All-SEC by the AP and Coaches. In his junior season of 2021, Burks started all twelve games and finished with 66 receptions for 1,104 receiving yards and 11 receiving TDs, becoming only the fourth player in program history with over 1000 yards receiving in a single season. He also had 14 carries for 112 yards rushing and 1 rushing TD. Burks was named 1st Team All-SEC by the AP and the Coaches. Arkansas would finish the regular season 8-4, 4-4 in SEC play, and would be invited to play Penn State in the 2022 Outback Bowl on New Year's Day in Tampa. Burks decided to forgo participation in the Outback Bowl and also skip his senior season, declaring his intentions to enter the 2022 NFL Draft.
In the 2022 NFL Draft, Treylon Burks was taken #17 overall by the Tennessee Titans. To obtain the draft pick from the Philadelphia Eagles, Tennessee traded away receiver A. J. Brown, also receiving a third round pick in 2023. He suffered turf toe in Week 4 and was placed on injured reserve on October 8. He was activated from injured reserve on November 12, 2022. In Week 11, against the Green Bay Packers, he had seven receptions for 111 receiving yards in the 27–17 victory. In Week 12, against the Cincinnati Bengals, he scored his first NFL touchdown on an unusual fumble recovery in the endzone in the 20–16 loss. In the following game, a 35–10 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, he scored his first professional receiving touchdown on a 25-yard reception. Burks appeared in 11 games as a rookie and finished with 33 receptions for 444 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.
