Deontay Burnett

WR · USC 2017 · #80

Last confirmed: USC, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′0″ · 170 lb · Compton, CA

Deontay Burnett: WR · USC · #80.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Jeremiah HaydelTexas State · 2020 · 87% season match
Teldrick MorganNew Mexico State · 2014 · 83% season match
KD CannonBaylor · 2016 · 79% season match
Isiah MyersWashington State · 2014 · 78% season match
Stacy ColeyMiami · 2016 · 78% season match

Deontay Burnett

WR · USC · #80

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. He has spent three seasons in the USC receiving corps. One game to point at: 142 receiving yards and 7 receptions against Western Michigan — Week 1, 2017.

How he plays

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

USC in the news

Top-150 recruit commits to USCOn3 Oct 21
$70M buyout talk for RileyYahoo Sports Oct 16
USC DC Gary Patterson explains key coaching changeSports Illustrated Oct 13
Ex-USC player arrested for rapeABC7 Los Angeles Oct 8

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	USC	86	1,114	13.0	9
2016	USC	56	622	11.1	7
2015	USC	10	161	16.1	0
Career		152	1,897	12.5	16

Season	Team
2017	USC	2	−2	--
2016	USC	3	31	26
2015	USC	--	--	--
Career		5	29	26

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 49-31vs Western Michigan	7	142	20.3	0	42	139-yard receiving day
Wk 2	W 42-24vs No. 14 Stanford	9	121	13.4	2	35	2 TD catches
Wk 3	W 27-24vs Texas	8	123	15.4	2	25	2 TD catches
Wk 4	W 30-20@ California	9	76	8.4	1	19
Wk 5	L 27-30@ No. 16 Washington State	6	45	7.5	0	13
Wk 6	W 38-10vs Oregon State	2	20	10.0	1	16
Wk 7	W 28-27vs Utah	8	99	12.4	0	23
Wk 8	L 14-49@ No. 13 Notre Dame	8	113	14.1	1	34
Wk 9	W 48-17@ Arizona State	4	49	12.3	1	32
Wk 10	W 49-35vs No. 23 Arizona	2	44	22.0	0	41
Wk 11	W 38-24@ Colorado	6	79	13.2	1	37
Wk 12	W 28-23vs UCLA	4	55	13.8	0	25
Wk 14	W 31-28vs No. 14 Stanford	1	9	9.0	0	9
Bowl	L 7-24@ No. 5 Ohio State	12	139	11.6	0	25
Total		86	1114	13.0	9	42

Signature game

Week 2 · 2017

W 42-24

vs Stanford

9 rec · 121 yds · 2 TD

With S. Darnold — 316 yds · 4 TD · 2 INT · QBR 95.8 · S. Carr — 119 rush yds (11 car) · 1 rec · 18 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 11 · Colorado · 2nd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +3.63Sam Darnold pass complete to Deontay Burnett for 37 yds to the Colo 29 for a
Week 1 · Western Michigan · 2nd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +3.56Sam Darnold pass complete to Deontay Burnett for 42 yds to the WMich 37 for a
Week 1 · Western Michigan · 3rd and 17 · Q3 · EPA +3.38Sam Darnold pass complete to Deontay Burnett for 27 yds to the USC 49 for a
Week 1 · Ohio State · 3rd and 17 · Q3 · EPA +3.28Sam Darnold pass complete to Deontay Burnett for 18 yds to the USC 49 for a
Week 2 · Stanford · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +3.18Sam Darnold pass complete to Deontay Burnett for 35 yds to the Stanf 18 for a
Week 7 · Utah · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +3.18Sam Darnold pass complete to Deontay Burnett for 23 yds to the Utah 45 for a

4 more plays

Week 2 · Stanford · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.99Darnold to Burnett: a 22-yard touchdown pass.
Week 9 · Arizona State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.87Darnold to Burnett: a 32-yard touchdown pass.
Week 1 · Ohio State · 4th and 4 · Q4 · EPA +2.86Sam Darnold pass complete to Deontay Burnett for 7 yds to the OhSt 47 for a
Week 8 · Notre Dame · 4th and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.70Sam Darnold pass complete to Deontay Burnett for 7 yds to the NDame 33 for a

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Clay Helton, all balanced offenses — 29-12 over that span.

2015USC8-6HC: Clay Helton · Balanced

2016USC10-3HC: Clay Helton · Balanced

2017USC11-3HC: Clay Helton · Balanced

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (99th percentile). Strength: rec yards (97th percentile). Concern: rush yards (9th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#271 / 709 · 62nd pct

71.1%

Explosive rate#277 / 709 · 61st pct

13.2%

EPA / target#282 / 709 · 60th pct

0.57

Yards / catch#362 / 709 · 49th pct

12.4

TD rate#430 / 709 · 39th pct

3.5%

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#8 / 539 · 99th pct

Rec yards#16 / 539 · 97th pct

1114

Rec TDs#22 / 539 · 95th pct

Yards / catch#289 / 539 · 46th pct

13.0

Fumbles lost#64 / 223 · 42nd pct

Rush TDs#54 / 283 · 41st pct

Long catch#353 / 539 · 34th pct

Rush yards#255 / 283 · 9th pct

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Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

69th → 60th percentile

Explosive rate

65th → 61st percentile

Catch rate

86th → 62nd percentile

TD rate

68th → 39th percentile

Yards / catch

26th → 49th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	5.7	86.3	15.3	0.7
Road5g	6.6	72.4	11.1	0.8

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	7.6	95.6	12.4	0.8
Weeks 8+6g	4.2	58.2	14.1	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

Clay Helton

Pass share

48.4%

489 pass / 522 run

Plays / game

72.2

14 games

Team sack rate

5.7%

530 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Impact starter

86 catches and 2 carries in 14 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.

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