#21 Deontay Burnett

#21 - Deontay Burnett

WR - 5’11 - 183 - 27

Compton, CA - USC

 

2024

• Finished the season with 33 receptions for 306 yards and two touchdowns.
• Scored the first touchdown of the season in Week Four at Houston.
• Selected by the Renegades in the 2024 UFL dispersal draft, after spending the previous season with the Houston Roughnecks.

 

Prior to the Renegades

• Registered 31 receptions for 435 yards and 6 touchdowns in 2023 with the Houston Roughnecks and was named All-XFL.
• Signed a futures deal with Philadelphia for 2021 but was waived with a non-football injury prior to training camp.
• Went to 2020 training camp with the Eagles but was waived at the roster cut down date then signed to their practice squad where he made two elevations, recording three receptions for 19 yards.
• Started the season with the Jets but was then released after 2019 training camp at the roster cutdown date. Then signed with the San Francisco 49ers practice squad in late Oct. but was released in Dec. He then signed with the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad where he was elevated to the active roster for Week 17, recording two receptions for 48 yards.
• Signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent after the 2018 NFL draft, went to training camp with the team then waived at the roster cutdown date. Then signed to the New York Jets where he spent time on their practice squad then active roster where he recorded 10 receptions for 143 yards in six games.
• Recorded 152 catches for 1,897 yards with 16 touchdowns in his career at USC while also adding five carries for 29 yards, four punt returns for 26 yards (6.5 avg) and two tackles across 39 games with five starts.
• Earned Second Team All-Pac-12 honors in his final season at USC, as well as numerous postseason accolades for his performance in the Rose Bowl.
• College teammates at USC with Arlington WR Tyler Vaughns.