Deontay Burnett
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Compton, California, U.S.
 Burnett with the Tennessee Titans in 2018 | |||||||
| No. 2 – Dallas Renegades | |||||||
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||
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| Born | October 4, 1997 Compton, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 183 lb (83 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Gardena (CA) Serra | ||||||
| College | USC (2015–2017) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2018: undrafted | ||||||
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Deontay Burnett (born October 4, 1997) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Dallas Renegades of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at USC and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Tennessee Titans in 2018. Burnett has also been a member of the New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, Houston Roughnecks, and Dallas Cowboys.
Burnett attended Junípero Serra High School in Gardena, California.[1] He was rated as a three-star recruit and was not a highly recruited player coming out of high school.[2] He committed to the University of Southern California (USC) to play college football. Burnett was offered a blueshirt scholarship on the day of signing day, and chose to commit to the school he dreamed of playing for as a kid.[3]
College career
As a true freshman at USC in 2015, Burnett appeared in all but two of the Trojans' games. He was a backup receiver, finishing the year with 10 receptions for 161 yards. He led the team in receiving against California with 3 receptions for 82 yards.[4] In his sophomore season at USC in 2016, Burnett broke out as one of the top-three targets for the Trojans. He appeared in all 13 games, started the last 5 as the slot receiver, and finished with 56 receptions for 622 yards with 7 touchdowns. He added on with 3 carries for 31 yards. Deontay Burnett broke out in the 2017 Rose Bowl Game, where he caught 13 passes for 164 yards and 3 touchdowns. Burnett was given numerous post-season accolades, as he made the 2016 AP All-Bowl Team first-team, ESPN All-Bowl Team first-team and ESPN Pac-12 All-Bowl Team first-team.[5]