Deontay Burnett

Deontay Burnett

USC Trojans No. 80
Position	Wide Receiver
Class	Junior
Career history
College	USC (2015−present)
High school	Serra (CA)
Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-10-04) October 4, 1997
Place of birth	Compton, California
Height
Weight
Stats at ESPN.com

Deontay Burnett (born October 4, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the USC Trojans.

Early years

Burnett attended Serra High School in Compton, California. He was rated as a three-star recruit and was not a highly recruited player coming out of high school. 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.

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. 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 made the 2016 AP All-Bowl Team first team, ESPN All-Bowl Team first team and ESPN Pac-12 All-Bowl Team first team.

External links

• Deontay Burnett on Twitter
• USC Trojans bio