#80

Deontay Burnett

Wide receiver for USC. 2017: 86 catches, 1,114 receiving yards, 9 TD.

WR · USC · #80

6′0″ · 170 lb · Compton, CA

USC 2017 alumnus

The story

2017 wide receiver for USC. 2017: 86 catches, 1,114 receiving yards, 9 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at USC, 1,897 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 139 yds at Ohio State.Ohio State · L 7-242017

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

USC

2015–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2015–2017

1 coach

2015–2017

Clay Helton

USC

Played his entire career under Clay Helton.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

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

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

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

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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Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home8g	5.1	76.6	14.5	0.6
Road6g	7.5	83.5	11.2	0.7

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Lincoln Riley

Pass share

46.0%

97 pass / 114 run

Plays / game

70.3

3 games

Team sack rate

2.0%

102 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

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	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2017

W 42–24

vs Stanford

3 rush yds (1 car)

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

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 49-31vs Western Michigan	7	142	20.3	0	42	Season-high 142 yds
Wk 2	W 42-24vs 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@ 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@ 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 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 Stanford	1	9	9.0	0	9
Bowl	L 7-24@ Ohio State	12	139	11.6	0	25
Total		86	1114	13.1	9	42

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology