Editing Nate Burleson (section)

==College career==
Burleson hoped to attend the [[University of Washington]], his father's alma mater, but was not offered a football scholarship. Instead he accepted a scholarship offer from the [[University of Nevada, Reno]] and played for the [[Nevada Wolf Pack football|Nevada Wolf Pack]]. In the 2002 season, he made 138 receptions, the second highest in [[NCAA]] history.<ref name=Burleson/> His senior year, he led the NCAA in both receiving yards and in receptions per game. During his time at Nevada he made a total of 248 receptions for a total of 3,293 yards and 22 touchdowns. He was named first-team [[All-America]] by the [[American Football Coaches Association]], All-WAC by the [[Western Athletic Conference]] (WAC), and team MVP, and was named second-team All-America by ''[[The Sporting News]]'' and [[CNN/SI]]. He currently holds the WAC and Nevada all-time records for single game receptions with 19 catches. He graduated with a degree in human development and family studies.<ref name=seattle>{{Cite web|url=http://www.seahawks.com/team/roster/Nate-Burleson/51b5d592-4bf9-4b95-804f-e6603765bf04|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208172854/http://www.seahawks.com/team/roster/Nate-Burleson/51b5d592-4bf9-4b95-804f-e6603765bf04|url-status=dead|title=Seattle Seahawks Bio|archivedate=February 8, 2009}}</ref>