University of Oklahoma Athletics

2024 Football Roster

Deion Burks
Jersey Number 6

Deion Burks

  • Position:
    WR
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    194
  • Hometown:
    Inkster, Mich.
  • Prev School:
    Purdue University
Season GP-GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG RUSH YDS AVG TD LONG
2021 4-0 1 26 26.0 0 26 2 3 1.5 0 6
2022 14-1 15 149 9.9 0 30 1 4 4.0 0 4
2023 12-12 47 629 13.4 7 84 4 12 3.0 0 10
2024 5-5 31 245 7.9 3 20 5 32 6.4 0 11
Career 35-18 94 1,049 1.2 10 84 12 51 4.3 0 11

2024 (OKLAHOMA)
Started all five games in which he played … missed eight games due to injury … totaled 31 receptions for 245 yards and three touchdowns and rushed five times for 32 yards … his 31 receptions were the most ever by a player in the first five games of an OU career … made at least four receptions in each of his five contests … made five receptions for a team-high 44 yards at Missouri (11/9) … caught four passes for 32 yards and rushed twice for 18 yards vs. Tennessee (9/21) … registered a season-high 80 yards on seven catches vs. Tulane (9/14) … tallied a season-high nine grabs for 53 yards vs. Houston (9/7) … finished with 36 yards and three touchdowns on six catches in season opener vs. Temple (8/30) to become first Sooner to register three receiving TDs in his OU debut.

2023 (PURDUE)
Started all 12 games … led team with 47 receptions, 629 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns … rushed four times for 12 yards … made at least four catches in eight games … notched a team-high seven receptions for 87 yards vs. Indiana (11/25) … caught four passes for 60 yards and a touchdown vs. Minnesota (11/11) … tallied 43 yards and a score on three receptions at Michigan (11/4) … caught three passes for 22 yards and a score vs. Ohio State (10/14) ... had five receptions for 83 yards and a TD vs. Illinois (9/30) … caught six passes for 73 yards vs. Wisconsin (9/22) … tallied 51 yards and a touchdown on four catches vs. Syracuse (9/16) … made four catches for a team-high 152 yards (38.0 average) and two TDs (including a career-long 84-yard catch) in season opener vs. Fresno State (9/2).

2022 (PURDUE)
Played in all 14 games and made one start … caught seven passes for 80 yards … recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown against Nebraska (11/12) … caught two passes for 32 yards at Indiana (10/8) … registered a 29-yard reception at Iowa (10/1).

2021 (PURDUE)
Redshirted … appeared in four games … rushed twice for a total of three yards … logged one reception for 26 yards vs. Tennessee (12/30) … notched a six-yard rush at UConn (9/11).

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Belleville High School … a three-star recruit according to 247Sports and Rivals … helped team to final four of Michigan state playoffs by recording a 9-0 record and a Kensington Lakes-East league title in 2020 … recorded 35 catches for 819 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior to earn Division 1-2 All-Michigan accolades from the Associated Press … also competed in track and field.Ā 

PERSONAL
Enrolled at OU in January 2023 … graduated from OU in summer 2025 with a degree in multidisciplinary studies.
Sooner Gameday - 9/5/25
Friday, September 05
Coaches Corner - 9/4/25
Thursday, September 04
My First Game: OU Football vs Illinois State
Wednesday, September 03
Sooner Magic Moments: 1976 Orange Bowl vs Michigan
Wednesday, September 03