Career Notes: Had a reception in 47 of 49 career games played ... concluded his career with a 38-game reception streak ... recorded 12 100-yard receiving games ... set WSU career mark for receptions (187) and finished second in career receiving yards (3,132) and touchdowns (27) ... finished fifth in average yards per reception (minimum 40 catches) at 16.75 ypc ... eighth in career touchdowns (28), ninth in all-purpose yards (3,299) and 10th in scoring (168 points).
2011: Voted to the All-America Second Team by Daktronics, Hansen's Football Gazette and D2Football.com ... named to the Associated Press Little All-America Third Team ... selected to the Daktronics Super Region First Team (top vote-getter at wide receiver) ... named to Don Hansen's Super Region Three First Team ... voted to the All-GLIAC First Team ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... set WSU single-season records for receptions (87) and receiving yards (1,633) ... recorded his third straight 100-yard receiving game by grabbing five passes for 125 yards and two touchdowns in win over Urbana to share WSU's Offensive Player of the Week award ... had a 29-yard touchdown reception vs. Tiffin ... garnered a game-high 148 receiving yards along with one touchdown in win over Michigan Tech to share WSU's Offensive Player of the Week award ... had eight receptions for 163 yards in win at Ohio Dominican and finished with a game-best 173 all-purpose yards ... recorded eight receptions for a game-high 169 yards in win at Northern Michigan to earn WSU's Offensive Player of the Week award ... seven of his eight receptions resulted in a first down with four coming on third down plays ... grabbed eight passes for 210 yards (fourth-best in school history) and three touchdowns in win over Lake Erie ... had game-high totals of seven receptions for 42 yards at Ashland ... recorded a team-best four catches at Hillsdale along with 21st career receiving touchdown ... also saw action on the kickoff return team vs. the Chargers ... had team-high totals of five receptions and 49 receiving yards against Saginaw Valley ... hauled in a team-best seven passes for 120 yards and a touchdown in win at Indianapolis ... had five receptions for a game-high 166 yards and two touchdowns against Findlay to earn WSU's Offensive Player of the Week award ... caught a hail-mary 38-yard TD pass on the final play of the first half, then tied the game in the final 2:30 with a 59-yard TD play on a screen pass ... had team-high totals of four receptions and 73 receiving yards at Nebraska Kearney along with a TD ... became WSU’s all-time receptions leader in win at Minnesota Duluth with 11 catches for 163 yards and two scores, and shared WSU's Offensive Player of the Week award ... garnered a game-high 75 receiving yards at Winston-Salem... had one reception and two punt returns in national championship game before being injured ... recorded eight 100-yard receiving games ... ranked ninth in the country in receiving yards per game (102.06), and 54th in receptions per game (5.44) ... shared WSU's Offensive Most Valuable Player award with Josh Renel ... received the WSU Football Program's Scholar-Athlete Award ... inaugural recipient of the
Cortez Smith Award for someone, who not only led the squad on the field, in the classroom but is also very active in the community ... received membership into 2012 NFF (National Football Foundation) Hampshire Honor Society ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2011 NCAA Playoffs: Finished first in receptions (22), second in receiving yards (348), and tied-for-third in receiving touchdowns (3).
2010: Voted to the All-GLIAC First Team at wide receiver ... earned Third Team
Hansen's Football Gazette All-Region honors ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... had four 100-yard receiving games ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... 45th nationally in receiving yards per game (81.82) and tied-for-65th in receptions per game (5.18) ...
had a game-high three catches in Northwood contest ... recorded a team-high five catches for 131 yards at Tiffin (first career 100-yard receiving game) ... had a game-high seven catches at Michigan Tech ... recorded three catches for a game-high 58 yards against Ohio Dominican ... had a game-high six catches for 63 yards vs. Northern Michigan ... also had a nine-yard touchdown run against the Wildcats ... went over 1,000 all-purpose yards for his career with his 44-yard reception vs. NMU ... had a 68-yard reception at Lake Erie ... set career-highs in receptions (12), receiving yards (187) and touchdowns (3) vs. Ashland to share WSU's Offensive Player of the Week award with Mickey Mohner ... went over 1,000 career receiving yards in Eagle contest ... 187 receiving yards against Ashland was the most in the GLIAC in 2010 ... 12 catches vs. Ashland were tied-for-second most in the GLIAC in 2010 ... three receiving touchdowns vs. AU was tied-for-second most in the GLIAC in 2010 ...
had a team-high five catches vs. Hillsdale ... led WSU with five receptions at Saginaw Valley ... had three catches for 104 yards vs. Indianapolis to earn the squad's Offensive Player of the Week award ... led WSU with seven receptions for 101 yards at Findlay, including his 100th career catch ... also had a 14-yard run vs. the Oilers ... set season-highs in catches (57), receiving yards (900) and receiving touchdowns (6) ... finished second on the squad with 969 all-purpose yards ... ranked second in the GLIAC in both receiving yards and receiving yards per game (81.8), fifth in receptions and receptions per game (5.2) and seventh in yards per catch (15.8) ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2009: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... played in all 11 games, starting three times ... earned the squad's Scholar-Athlete Award ... lone reception vs. Mercyhurst went for a first down ... had two receptions for 26 yards and a 15-yard run vs. SVSU ... caught a 53-yard TD reception at Indianapolis ... had a key eight-yard reception for a first down on third-and-six in the fourth quarter against Findlay ... set a career high with two touchdown catches at Tiffin ... also had 84 receiving yards vs. the Dragons ... had three catches for 31 yards at Northern Michigan along with a 24-yard kickoff return ... led WSU with four receptions and 50 receiving yards vs. Ferris State in first career start ... had three receptions for 31 yards at Hillsdale ... had game-high totals in receptions (3) and receiving yards (63) vs. Northwood ... also had a 10-yard run ... equaled a season-best with four receptions at Grand Valley ... set a career-high with 96 receiving yards vs. the Lakers ... saw action on the punt return team ... led the squad in receptions (25), receiving yards (458), touchdowns (4) and average yards per catch (18.3), which ranked second in the GLIAC ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... had eight carries on reverses and backwards laterals ... wore No. 1 ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2008: Played in all 11 games ... made collegiate debut against Mercyhurst and caught two passes including game-winning 35-yard touchdown pass on a third-and-11 just before halftime ... had three receptions at Saginaw Valley ... made two catches at Findlay ... lone reception vs. Tiffin was a 14-yard TD catch ... had a game-high and career-best five catches vs. Northern Michigan (for a season-high 48 yards) ... had seven-game reception streak snapped at Ferris State ... tied-for-second on the squad in both receptions (18) and touchdown receptions (2) ... had at least one catch in nine games ... played on the kickoff coverage team ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... wore No. 26 ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2007: Dressed for all five home games plus at St. Joseph's and Mercyhurst ... did not see any playing time and was redshirted ... was WSU's Offensive Scout Player of the Week for the Gannon game.
High School: A 2007 graduate of Port Huron High School ... was a two-year varsity letter for coach Eddie Kindle and the Big Reds ... named to the Macomb Area Conference Blue Division All-League First Team in 2006 ... finished second in PHHS history in receiving yards ... had 30 receptions for 607 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior ... three of the TD catches came versus L'Anse Creuse ... was a State of Michigan nominee for the Wendy's High School Heisman ... started on both offense and defense as a junior for a 7-2 Big Red squad ... also participated in basketball (helped team to 14-9 record in 2005-06) and track ... silver medalist at the Michigan Indoor Track Series (MITS) state championship in the triple jump ... named to the MAC All-Academic squad ... was a member of the National Honor Society ... was a four-year Honor Roll student.
Personal: Full name--Troy D. Burrell ... born July 12, 1989, in Detroit ... son of Tyrone and Laura Burrell ... has a younger brother, Ryon, and an older sister, Amanda ... is majoring in kinesiology ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2007, Fall 2009, Winter 2011 and Winter 2012 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2008, Fall 2008, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Fall 2010 and Fall 2011 ... works with at risk kids ... participated in SONS Ministry Outreach ... serves on the Youth Advisory Council of the St. Clair County Community Foundation ... serves on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
|
2008 |
11 |
18 |
141 |
7.8 |
2 |
35 |
5 |
48 |
|
2009 |
11 |
25 |
458 |
18.3 |
4 |
65 |
4 |
96 |
|
2010 |
11 |
57 |
900 |
15.8 |
6 |
68 |
12 |
187 |
|
2011 |
16 |
87 |
1633 |
18.8 |
15 |
80 |
11 |
210 |
|
2008 |
11 |
- |
-- |
--- |
- |
-- |
|
2009 |
11 |
8 |
51 |
6.4 |
0 |
15 |
|
2010 |
11 |
10 |
69 |
6.9 |
1 |
17 |
|
2011 |
16 |
5 |
14 |
2.8 |
0 |
10 |
|
2008 |
11 |
- |
-- |
--- |
- |
141 |
0 |
141 |
|
2009 |
11 |
1 (KO) |
24 |
24.0 |
24 |
458 |
51 |
533 |
|
2010 |
11 |
- |
-- |
--- |
- |
900 |
69 |
969 |
|
2011 |
16 |
2 (P) |
9 |
4.5 |
7 |
1633 |
14 |
1656 |
