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Braxton Berrios

WR

#17

Experience: 8 years

Height: 5-9

Age: 29

Weight: 185 lbs

College: Miami

2025 SEASON

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Year

Season

Preseason

WK	Game Date	OPP	RESULT	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
3	08/23/2025	@Lions	W 26 - 7
2	08/16/2025	Panthers	W 20 - 3	0	0		0	0
1	08/09/2025	@Vikings	L 10 - 20	3	33	11	14	1

Regular Season

WK	Game Date	OPP	RESULT	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	FUM	LOST
2	09/15/2025	Buccaneers	L 19 - 20
1	09/07/2025	@Rams	L 9 - 14

Biography

TRANSACTIONS: Selected the New England Patriots in the sixth round (210th overall) of the 2018 Draft...Placed on Reserve/Injured on Sept. 1, 2018...Activated from Reserve/Injured on Feb. 4, 2019...Waived by the Patriots on Aug. 31, 2019...Claimed off waivers by the New York Jets on Sept. 1, 2019...Placed on Reserve/Injured on Jan. 7, 2022...Activated from Reserve/Injured on Feb. 15, 2022...Re-signed by the Jets on March 14, 2022...Released by the Jets on March 15, 2023...Signed by the Miami Dolphins on March 16, 2023...Re-signed by the Dolphins on March 21, 2024...Placed on Reserve/Injured on Oct. 21, 2024...Activated from Reserve/Injured on Feb. 10, 2025...Signed by the Houston Texans on March 14, 2025

HONORS:

2021 First-Team All-Pro as a kick returner (2021)
AFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 16, 2021)

CAREER:

Played in 87 career games with 6 starts with the Jets (2019-22) and Dolphins (2023-24) and has recorded 134 receptions for 1,323 yards (9.9 avg.) and six touchdowns. He's also rushed 20 times for 171 yards (8.6 avg.) and four touchdowns
Has totaled 88 kickoff returns for 2,184 yards (24.8 avg.) and one touchdown and 97 punt returns for 1,105 yards (11.4 avg.). He's also notched one special teams tackle in his career
His 11.39-yard punt return average has ranked tied-for-fifth in the NFL since he made his debut in 2019 (min. 75 returns)
Is the fifth NFL player since 1970 to record a passing, receiving, rushing and kickoff return TD in his career.
Recorded the fourth-longest kickoff return (102 yards) for a touchdown by a Jets player since 2000 in the 2021 season

2024 (Miami 6/0):

Played in six games before missing the rest of the season due to injury
Recorded three kickoff returns for 76 yards (25.3 avg.) and seven punt returns for 103 yards (14.7 avg.) on the season
Returned a punt for 44 yards in Week 3 against the Seahawks, the longest return of his career (9/22)

2023 (Miami 16/1, 1/0):

Reeled in 27 receptions for 238 yards (8.8 avg.) and one touchdown in 16 games played
Recorded 18 kickoff returns for 441 yards (24.5 avg.) and 23 punt returns for 235 yards (10.2 avg.)
Caught a 16-yard touchdown pass in his debut with Miami in Week 4 (10/1)
Notched three kickoff returns for 69 yards (23.0 avg.) in his first-career playoff game

2022 (New York Jets 17/2):

Caught 18 passes for 145 yards (8.1 avg.) and rushed nine times for 91 yards (10.1 avg.) and two touchdowns
Led the league in kickoff return average (30.4 yards) in 2021 (min. 22 returns)
Completed a two-yard touchdown pass to QB Zach Wilson

2021 (New York Jets 16/1):

Notched 46 receptions for 431 yards (9.4 avg.) and two touchdowns, while also rushing seven times for 40 yards and two touchdowns
Led the NFL with a 30.4 kickoff return average
Notched five receptions for 37 yards (7.4 avg.) and one carry for three yards against the Jaguars. He also recorded three kickoff returns for 138 yards (46.0 avg.), one touchdown and one punt return for 12 yards. His kickoff return touchdown was of 102 yards and marked the first kickoff return touchdown of his career (12/26)

2020 (New York Jets 16/2):

Recorded 37 receptions for 394 yards (10.6 avg.) and three touchdowns. He also notched three carries for 29 yards, nine kickoff returns for 167 yards (18.6 avg.) and 10 punt returns for 86 yards across his 16 games

2019 (New York Jets 16/2):

Totaled six receptions for 115 yards (19.2 avg.), four kickoff returns for 48 yards (12.0 avg.) and 21 punt returns for 240 yards (11.4 avg.)
Made his NFL debut in Week 1 after missing the 2018 season due to injury. He recorded one kickoff return for 10 yards against the Bills (9/8)
Recorded his first two catches in the league against New England in Week 3 (9/22)
Caught a 69-yard pass in Week 13 against the Raiders, the longest reception of his career

2018 (New England 0/0):

Spent the season on the Reserve/Injured list

COLLEGE:

Played 50 games (20 starts) at Miami (2014-17), notching 100 receptions for 1,175 yards (11.8 avg.) and 14 touchdowns, four rushes for 72 yards, 47 punt returns for 488 yards (10.4 avg.) and one touchdown and three kickoff returns for 60 yards (20.0 avg.)
Started all 13 games his senior year (2017), reeling in 55 receptions for 679 yards (12.3 avg.) and nine touchdowns. He returned 13 punts for 207 yards (15.9 avg.). He also completed a pass for 17 yards against Virginia Tech (11/4)
Was a Jim Tatum Award recipient as the ACC's top senior student-athlete (2017)
Earned third-team All-ACC honors at wide receiver his senior season and was an All-ACC honorable mention on special teams (2017)
His 55 receptions for 679 receiving yards and nine receiving touchdowns his senior year led the team
Played in all 13 games with three starts his junior year (2016), reeling in 12 receptions for 178 yards (14.8 avg.) and two touchdowns, 19 punt returns for 215 yards (11.3 avg.) and one touchdown and two kickoff returns for 40 yards (20.0 avg.)
Played in 11 games his sophomore season (2015) and recorded 12 receptions for 86 yards (7.2 avg.), four carries for 72 yards (18.0 avg.), 11 punt returns for 46 yards (4.2
avg.) and one kickoff return for 20 yards
Saw action in all 13 games (four starts) his freshman year (2014) and reeled in 21 receptions for 232 yards (11.0 avg.) and three touchdowns in addition to four punt returns for 20 yards (5.0 avg.)

PERSONAL:

Attended Leesville Road High School in Raleigh N.C., where he played on offense and defense. He recorded 1,678 rushing yards and 34 rushing touchdowns. He also totaled 760 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns
Joined the Dolphins Cancer Challenge executive board and fundraising efforts for the second annual "Art of Giving Back" event in the Miami Design District with all proceeds benefitting the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Majored in finance and entrepreneurship
Was valedictorian of Miami's School of Business Administration with a 3.961 GPA

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