Hall of Fame
Troy Burrell was a four-year football letterwinner (2008-11), who concluded his collegiate career by playing in the 2011 National Championship game.
He set the WSU career receptions record (187) and finished second in school history in both receiving yards (3,132) and touchdown catches (27). Â Burrell was fifth in average yards per reception at 16.75 ypc, eighth in career touchdowns (28), ninth in all-purpose yards (3,299) and 10th in scoring (168 points).
Burrell concluded his career with a 38-game reception streak and recorded 12 100-yard receiving games. Â He was a two-time First Team All-GLIAC selection who earned All-Region accolades from Hansen's Football Gazette each of his final two seasons.
As a senior, Burrell was voted to the All-America Second Team by Daktronics, Hansen's Football Gazette and D2Football.com and was named to the Associated Press Little All-America Third Team. Â In 2011, he set WSU single-season records for receptions (87) and receiving yards (1,633) and shared WSU's Offensive Most Valuable Player award. Â As a senior, he was the inaugural recipient of the Cortez Smith Award.
He became WSU's all-time receptions leader in the NCAA Regional Championship game win at Minnesota Duluth with 11 catches for 163 yards and two touchdowns. Burrell garnered a game-high 75 receiving yards in the national semifinal victory at Winston-Salem.
In 2010, he ranked second in the GLIAC in receiving yards (81.8 ypg), and fifth in receptions as he totaled 57 catches for 900 yards and six touchdowns.
As a sophomore, Burrell led WSU in receptions (25), receiving yards (458), touchdown catches (4) and average yards per catch (18.3), which ranked second in the GLIAC.
A four-time GLIAC All-Academic Team honoree, Burrell twice received the football program's Scholar-Athlete Award (2009 and 2011). Â He was on the Academic Honor Roll all 10 terms, including four semesters with at least a 3.5 term GPA. Â A three-time CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee, Burrell received membership into the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society.
A native of Port Huron, Burrell spent time on the Detroit Lions practice squad after earning his bachelor's degree in Kinesiology in 2012.
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