Deion Burks

#4 · WR · Sr. · Oklahoma5′9″ · 188 lb · Belleville, MI

Deion Burks: WR · Oklahoma · #4.

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Deion Burks

WR · Oklahoma · Sr · #4

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. All-SEC in 2024 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 107 receiving yards and 7 receptions against Alabama — Bowl, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

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

Fans

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

Oklahoma in the news

Witten named Oklahoma OCFOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth Nov 3
Venables admits team embarrassingNov 3
South Carolina DB, RB out for Oklahoma gameOn3 Oct 29
Oklahoma player dies from injuryABC News Oct 28

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Oklahoma	57	620	10.9	4	45
2024	Oklahoma	31	245	7.9	3	20
2023	Purdue	47	629	13.4	7	84
2022	Purdue	15	149	9.9	0	30
2021	Purdue	1	26	26.0	0	26
Career		151	1,669	11.1	14	84

Season	Team
2025	Oklahoma	6	−3	--
2024	Oklahoma	5	32	--
2023	Purdue	4	12	--
2022	Purdue	1	4	278
2021	Purdue	2	3	--
Career		18	48	278

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Wk 1	W 35-3vs Illinois State	7	88	12.6	1	28
Wk 2	W 24-13vs No. 15 Michigan	7	101	14.4	1	34
Wk 3	W 42-3@ Temple	3	36	12.0	0	20
Wk 4	W 24-17vs No. 22 Auburn	6	40	6.7	0	12
Wk 6	W 44-0vs Kent State	2	10	5.0	0	6
Wk 7	L 6-23vs Texas	5	64	12.8	0	21
Wk 8	W 26-7@ South Carolina	2	19	9.5	0	11
Wk 9	L 26-34vs No. 8 Ole Miss	4	32	8.0	0	15
Wk 10	W 33-27@ No. 14 Tennessee	6	45	7.5	0	12
Wk 12	W 23-21@ No. 4 Alabama	2	19	9.5	0	18
Wk 13	W 17-6vs No. 23 Missouri	2	-2	-1.0	0	1
Wk 14	W 17-13vs LSU	4	61	15.3	1	45
Bowl	L 24-34vs No. 11 Alabama	7	107	15.3	1	37
Total		57	620	10.9	4	45

Signature game

Bowl · 2025

L 24-34

vs Alabama

7 rec · 107 yds · 1 TD

With J. Mateer — 307 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 72.3 · 15 rush yds (19 car) · 1 TD · G. Miller — 42.2 yards per punt · 5 punts · 1 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 14 · LSU · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +4.47Mateer to Burks: a 45-yard touchdown pass.
Week 1 · Illinois State · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.23John Mateer pass complete to Deion Burks for 27 yds for a TD (Tate Sandell KICK)
Week 1 · Alabama · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.05Mateer to Burks: a 37-yard touchdown pass.
Week 1 · Alabama · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +3.00Mateer to Burks: a 15-yard pass.
Week 2 · Michigan · 2nd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +2.74John Mateer pass complete to Deion Burks for 9 yds for a TD (Tate Sandell KICK)
Week 2 · Michigan · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +2.50John Mateer pass complete to Deion Burks for 21 yds to the MICH 21 for a

4 more plays

Week 1 · Alabama · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.38Mateer to Burks: a 14-yard pass.
Week 2 · Michigan · 1st and 13 · Q1 · EPA +2.07John Mateer pass complete to Deion Burks for 34 yds to the OU 37 for a
Week 7 · Texas · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +1.99John Mateer pass complete to Deion Burks for 10 yds to the OU 39 for a
Week 8 · South Carolina · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +1.93John Mateer pass complete to Deion Burks for 11 yds to the OU 44 for a

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

57 rec · 620 yds · 4 TD

50 of 57 receptions matched to play-by-play

27 of 74 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

7421% of team targets

Catch rate

68%50 of 74 targets

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

19% of targets (5)

100%catch rate

Air -3.2 · YAC 13.4 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

37% of targets (10)

80%catch rate

Air 4.3 · YAC 2.2 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

30% of targets (8)

12%catch rate

Air 12.8 · YAC 8.0 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

15% of targets (4)

0%catch rate

Air 29.5 avg

68% catch rate on 74 targets · 21% of the team's targets.

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

12%10 of his 82 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Teams and coaches

2021Purdue9-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2022Purdue8-6HC: Jeff Brohm · Pass-leaning

2023Purdue4-8HC: Ryan Walters · Run-leaning

2024Oklahoma6-7HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning

2025Oklahoma10-3HC: Brent Venables · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 60 (#129 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2025 season

60Quality starter #129 of 485 · 2025?

Bounce-Back12 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: receptions (85th percentile). Concern: rush yards (10th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#388 / 798 · 51st pct

68.3%

TD rate#399 / 798 · 50th pct

2.4%

Explosive rate#407 / 798 · 49th pct

9.8%

Yards / catch#500 / 798 · 37th pct

10.5

EPA / target#506 / 798 · 37th pct

0.33

Box-score rates (7)

Receptions#78 / 558 · 85th pct

Rec yards#141 / 558 · 75th pct

620

Rec TDs#152 / 558 · 68th pct

Long catch#300 / 558 · 45th pct

Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct

Yards / catch#417 / 558 · 25th pct

10.9

Rush yards#256 / 287 · 10th pct

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Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

21st → 37th percentile

Explosive rate

5th → 49th percentile

Catch rate

32nd → 51st percentile

TD rate

69th → 50th percentile

Yards / catch

12th → 37th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2025. 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

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home8g	4.9	54.6	9.5	0.5
Road4g	3.2	29.8	9.6	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.3	63.7	11.3	0.4
Weeks 8+6g	3.3	29.0	8.1	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Brent Venables

Pass share

50.4%

429 pass / 423 run

Plays / game

65.5

13 games

Team sack rate

5.7%

421 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Starter

57 catches and 6 carries in 13 games, about as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

60 · #129 of 485 WRs · 2025

Three-star recruit. Now #129 at the position.

Deion Burks

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Style of play

Fans

Oklahoma in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Receiving profile

Situational

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

Starter

Five seasons, two schools, drafted

Moves

2021

2023 12 games

2024 5 games

2026