A versatile player that appeared in 50 games and started 29… Finished career with 720 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns on 141 carries and 107 catches for 976 yards and four touchdowns… 2013: Voted a team captain for the season by his teammates… Moved to wide receiver full time after playing multiple positions his first three years… Ranked third on the team with 38 receptions for 445 yards with one touchdown… Led the team in receiving yards twice (Toledo-69, Kentucky-66) and catches four times (Toledo-5, Kentucky-6, LSU-3, Vanderbilt-6)… Had a touchdown catch against Kentucky, his eighth-career score against the Wildcats… 2012: Appeared in 12 games, starting four… His 80-yard rushing touchdown against Tennessee was the eighth-longest rushing play in school history… Named the Gators’ Offensive Player of the Game against Tennessee and South Carolina… 2011: Appeared in all 13 games and started seven… Joined teammate Chris Rainey as the only Gators to score a rushing and receiving touchdown in the same game in 2011 when he carried the ball four times for three yards with one touchdown and caught four passes for 38 yards and one touchdown in a victory over Tennessee… Had six carries for 33 yards and one touchdown, marking the third-consecutive game Burton had scored, the longest streak of his career… Selected preseason 2011 All-SEC Third Team by both the SEC Coaches and the Media… 2010: Named to the 2010 SEC All-Freshman Team and was named SEC Freshman Player of the Week twice during the 2010 season… Also earned a place on the 2010 SEC Academic Honor Roll… Saw action at QB, FB, TE, WR and on kickoff coverage… Started 11 games… Had a team-high 11 rushing touchdowns on 75 carries and gained 349 yards (4.7 avg.)… Led Florida with 12 total touchdowns and scored over a fourth of the team’s TDs (12 out of 45)… Was one of only four true freshmen to start in 2010… Led the nation in touchdowns scored in a single game with six against Kentucky… Tied for eighth in the SEC with 11 rushing touchdowns… Ranked third in Florida history for total freshman touchdowns in a season (14: Jabar Gaffney; 13: Emmitt Smith) and second in Gator history for total freshman rushing touchdowns in a season (13: Emmitt Smith)… Started one game at quarterback, against Florida State… Started at tight end against Kentucky and scored six touchdowns (5 rushing, 1 receiving), setting a new Florida record and becoming only the fourth player in SEC history to score 36 or more points in a single game… Tied for second in SEC history with points scored in a single game… The last player in conference history to score six touchdowns was Cadillac Williams for Auburn vs. Mississippi State game in 2003… The previous UF freshman record was 24 points, set by DeShawn Wynn against Florida A&M in 2003… Completed first career passing attempt, a 42-yard completion to Omarius Hines… Scored on six of 10 touches against Kentucky… With a two-yard rush against Miami University, became the first true freshman quarterback to score on opening day since 2007, when Cam Newton had a four-yard rush against Western Kentucky… Scored on his first snap at quarterback.
PRIOR TO FLORIDA:
Rated a three-star prospect by Rivals.com and the No. 18 dual-threat quarterback in the country… Led Venice to a 9-2 record as a senior… Passed for 1,876 yards with 18 touchdowns and only one interception and rushed for 821 yards with 22 touchdowns in 2009… Completed 80 of 133 pass attempts for 1,399 yards and 12 touchdowns, along with 919 rushing yards and 24 touchdowns as a junior… Was named to the 2008 FSWA 5A All-State First-Team and named the Team MVP and All-Area first-team… Followed that by earning FSWA 5A All-State First-Team honors again in 2009… Threw for 1,318 yards with 13 touchdowns and rushed for 708 yards and nine touchdowns in 2007 as a sophomore… Chose Florida over USF, West Virginia, Miami and FSU… Coached by John Peacock.
BURTON’S CAREER HIGHS
Rushing Attempts: 17 (Georgia, 2010)
Rushing Yards: 110 (Georgia, 2010)
Rushing TDs: 5 (Kentucky, 2010)
Longest Rush: 80 (Tennessee, 2012)
Receptions:6 (3x, last Vanderbilt, 2013)
Receiving Yards: 74 (Vanderbilt, 2013)
Receiving TDs: 1 (4x, last Kentucky, 2013)
Longest Reception: 32 (Tennessee, 2012)
All-Purpose Yards: 145 (Georgia, 2010)
|
2010 (13 GP/11 GS*)
|
Rushing
|
|
Receiving
|
|
OPPONENT
|
No
|
Yds
|
Avg
|
TD
|
Lg
|
|
No
|
Yds
|
Avg
|
TD
|
Lg
|
|
Miami (OH) - 9/4
|
2
|
4
|
2.0
|
1
|
2
|
|
1
|
2
|
2.0
|
0
|
2
|
|
*USF - 9/11
|
2
|
7
|
3.5
|
0
|
5
|
|
2
|
5
|
2.5
|
0
|
3
|
|
*at Tenn - 9/18
|
2
|
4
|
2.0
|
1
|
2
|
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
*Kty - 9/25
|
5
|
40
|
8.0
|
5
|
11
|
|
5
|
37
|
7.4
|
1
|
12
|
|
*at #1 Ala - 10/2
|
4
|
5
|
1.3
|
0
|
3
|
|
4
|
33
|
8.3
|
0
|
21
|
|
*#12 LSU - 10/9
|
9
|
35
|
3.9
|
1
|
13
|
|
3
|
1
|
0.3
|
0
|
1
|
|
Miss St - 10/16
|
8
|
43
|
5.4
|
0
|
16
|
|
5
|
37
|
7.4
|
0
|
13
|
|
*vs. UGA - 10/30
|
17
|
110
|
6.5
|
2
|
51
|
|
5
|
35
|
7.0
|
0
|
14
|
|
*at Vandy - 11/6
|
6
|
30
|
5.0
|
0
|
10
|
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
*#22 SC - 11/13
|
1
|
1
|
1.0
|
0
|
1
|
|
3
|
29
|
9.7
|
0
|
17
|
|
*App St - 11/20
|
8
|
37
|
4.6
|
1
|
9
|
|
1
|
3
|
3.0
|
0
|
3
|
|
*at #22 FSU - 11/27
|
9
|
31
|
3.4
|
0
|
7
|
|
1
|
6
|
6.0
|
0
|
6
|
|
*vs. PSU - 1/1
|
2
|
2
|
1.0
|
0
|
2
|
|
2
|
22
|
11.0
|
0
|
19
|
|
2010 Totals
|
75
|
349
|
4.7
|
11
|
51
|
|
32
|
210
|
6.6
|
1
|
21
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2011 (13 GP/7 GS*)
|
Rushing
|
|
Receiving
|
|
OPPONENT
|
No
|
Yds
|
Avg
|
TD
|
Lg
|
|
No
|
Yds
|
Avg
|
TD
|
Lg
|
|
FAU - 9/3
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
1
|
11
|
11.0
|
0
|
11
|
|
*UAB - 9/10
|
6
|
46
|
7.7
|
1
|
26
|
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Tenn - 9/17
|
4
|
3
|
0.8
|
1
|
3
|
|
4
|
38
|
9.5
|
1
|
16
|
|
*at Kty - 9/24
|
6
|
33
|
5.5
|
1
|
13
|
|
1
|
4
|
4.0
|
0
|
4
|
|
*#3 Ala - 10/1
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
*at #1 LSU - 10/8
|
5
|
7
|
1.4
|
0
|
4
|
|
3
|
14
|
4.7
|
0
|
10
|
|
at #24 Aub - 10/15
|
2
|
5
|
2.5
|
0
|
3
|
|
4
|
23
|
5.8
|
0
|
13
|
|
*vs. #22 UGA - 10/29
|
2
|
-4
|
-2.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
1
|
14
|
14.0
|
0
|
14
|
|
*Vandy - 11/5
|
4
|
11
|
2.8
|
0
|
11
|
|
3
|
41
|
13.7
|
0
|
15
|
|
at #15 SC - 11/12
|
1
|
5
|
5.0
|
0
|
5
|
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Furman - 11/19
|
1
|
7
|
7.0
|
0
|
7
|
|
1
|
-1
|
-1.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
FSU - 11/26
|
2
|
-11
|
-5.5
|
0
|
3
|
|
1
|
5
|
5.0
|
0
|
5
|
|
*vs. OSU - 1/2/12
|
4
|
23
|
5.8
|
0
|
16
|
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
2011 Totals
|
37
|
125
|
3.4
|
3
|
26
|
|
19
|
149
|
7.8
|
1
|
16
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2012 (12 GP/4 GS*)
|
Rushing
|
|
Receiving
|
|
OPPONENT
|
No
|
Yds
|
Avg
|
TD
|
Lg
|
|
No
|
Yds
|
Avg
|
TD
|
Lg
|
|
BGSU - 9/1
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
2
|
12
|
6.0
|
0
|
7
|
|
*at TAMU - 9/8
|
2
|
1
|
0.5
|
0
|
3
|
|
2
|
16
|
8.0
|
0
|
13
|
|
*at #23 Tenn - 9/15
|
3
|
91
|
30.3
|
2
|
80
|
|
2
|
38
|
19.0
|
0
|
32
|
|
Kty - 9/22
|
DNP
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#4 LSU - 10/6
|
3
|
7
|
2.3
|
0
|
7
|
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
at Vandy - 10/13
|
2
|
10
|
5.0
|
0
|
7
|
|
1
|
8
|
8.0
|
0
|
8
|
|
#9 SC - 10/20
|
5
|
10
|
2.0
|
0
|
6
|
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
*vs. #12 UGA - 10/27
|
3
|
-2
|
-0.7
|
0
|
2
|
|
2
|
23
|
11.5
|
0
|
14
|
|
*Mizzou - 11/3
|
1
|
8
|
8.0
|
0
|
8
|
|
2
|
29
|
14.5
|
0
|
23
|
|
Louisiana - 11/10
|
1
|
3
|
3.0
|
0
|
3
|
|
2
|
9
|
4.5
|
1
|
7
|
|
Jack St - 11/17
|
3
|
14
|
4.7
|
0
|
13
|
|
3
|
26
|
8.7
|
0
|
21
|
|
at #10 FSU - 11/24
|
1
|
24
|
24.0
|
0
|
24
|
|
1
|
3
|
3.0
|
0
|
3
|
|
#21 Louisville 1/2/13
|
5
|
24
|
4.8
|
0
|
13
|
|
1
|
8
|
8.0
|
0
|
8
|
|
2012 Totals
|
29
|
190
|
6.6
|
2
|
80
|
|
18
|
172
|
9.6
|
1
|
32
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2013 (12 GP/7 GS*)
|
Rushing
|
|
Receiving
|
|
OPPONENT
|
No
|
Yds
|
Avg
|
TD
|
Lg
|
|
No
|
Yds
|
Avg
|
TD
|
Lg
|
|
Toledo - 8/31
|
2
|
1
|
0.5
|
0
|
4
|
|
5
|
69
|
13.8
|
0
|
26
|
|
*at #24 Miami - 9/7
|
1
|
-4
|
-4.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
6
|
64
|
10.7
|
0
|
17
|
|
Tenn - 9/21
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
3
|
27
|
9.0
|
0
|
21
|
|
*at Kty - 9/28
|
2
|
16
|
8.0
|
0
|
13
|
|
6
|
66
|
11.0
|
1
|
19
|
|
*Ark - 10/5
|
1
|
-2
|
-2.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
3
|
56
|
18.7
|
0
|
22
|
|
*at #10 LSU - 10/12
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
3
|
28
|
9.3
|
0
|
14
|
|
at #14 Mizzou - 10/19
|
1
|
-5
|
-5.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
3
|
26
|
8.7
|
0
|
14
|
|
vs. UGA - 11/2
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
2
|
11
|
5.5
|
0
|
6
|
|
Vandy - 11/9
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
6
|
74
|
12.3
|
0
|
23
|
|
*at #11 SC - 11/16
|
3
|
3
|
1.0
|
0
|
4
|
|
1
|
24
|
24.0
|
0
|
4
|
|
*GS - 11/23
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
*#2 FSU - 11/30
|
2
|
47
|
23.5
|
0
|
50
|
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
2013 Totals
|
12
|
56
|
4.7
|
0
|
50
|
|
38
|
445
|
11.7
|
1
|
26
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rushing
|
|
Receiving
|
|
Career Totals
|
No
|
Yds
|
Avg
|
TD
|
Lg
|
|
No
|
Yds
|
Avg
|
TD
|
Lg
|
|
50 GP/29 GS
|
153
|
720
|
4.7
|
16
|
80
|
|
107
|
976
|
9.1
|
4
|
32
|
|
Career Passing Stats
|
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Att
|
Cmp
|
Pct
|
Yds
|
TD
|
Int
|
Lg
|
Rate
|
|
9/25/2010
|
Kty
|
1
|
1
|
100
|
42
|
0
|
0
|
42
|
452.8
|
|
10/2/2010
|
at #1 Ala
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
-
|
-200
|
|
10/30/2010
|
vs. UGA
|
2
|
2
|
100
|
26
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
209.2
|
|
11/13/2010
|
#22 SC
|
1
|
1
|
100
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
226
|
|
1/1/2011
|
PSU
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
|
9/24/2011
|
at Kty
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
|
10/1/2011
|
#3 Ala
|
1
|
1
|
100
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
125.2
|
|
10/8/2011
|
at #1 LSU
|
2
|
1
|
50
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
75.2
|
|
10/15/2011
|
at #24 Aub
|
1
|
1
|
100
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
167.2
|
|
11/26/2011
|
FSU
|
1
|
1
|
100
|
-1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
91.6
|
|
10/20/2012
|
#9 SC
|
1
|
1
|
100
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
108.4
|
|
10/27/2012
|
vs. #12 UGA
|
1
|
1
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
100
|
|
11/24/2012
|
at #10 FSU
|
2
|
1
|
50
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
62.6
|
|
11/16/2013
|
at #11 SC
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
|
|
Att
|
Cmp
|
Pct
|
Yds
|
TD
|
Int
|
Lg
|
Rate
|
|
Career Totals
|
|
17
|
11
|
64.7
|
103
|
0
|
1
|
42
|
103.8
|
|
Career Returning Stats
|
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
PR
|
Yds
|
Avg
|
Lg
|
TD
|
KR
|
Yds
|
Avg
|
Lg
|
TD
|
|
11/10/2012
|
UL-Laf
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
0
|
3
|
33
|
11
|
19
|
0
|
|
10/5/2013
|
Ark
|
2
|
34
|
17
|
31
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
0
|
|
10/19/2013
|
at #14 Mizz
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
0
|
1
|
23
|
23
|
23
|
0
|
|
11/2/2013
|
vs. UGA
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
0
|
1
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
0
|
|
11/23/2013
|
GS
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
0
|
2
|
34
|
17
|
24
|
0
|
|
Career Totals
|
|
2
|
34
|
17
|
31
|
0
|
7
|
105
|
15
|
24
|
0
|
