Upcoming Event: Football versus UTEP on September 5, 2026
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University of Oklahoma Athletics
2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 4
Deion Burks
- Position:
- WR
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 188
- 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 |
| 2025 | 13-13 | 57 | 620 | 10.9 | 4 | 45 | 6 | -1 | 0.2 | 0 | 14 |
| Career | 48-31 | 151 | 1,669 | 11.1 | 14 | 84 | 18 | 52 | 2.8 | 0 | 14 |
2025 (OKLAHOMA)
A semifinalist for the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year award, which focuses primarily on players' leadership on and off the field … started all 13 games at wide receiver … totaled 57 receptions for 620 yards and four touchdowns … his 620 receiving yards ranked second on the team … notched an OU-career-high 107 yards and a touchdown on a season-high-tying seven receptions in the CFP First Round vs. Alabama (12/19) … recorded four catches for 61 yards and a 45-yard touchdown reception vs. LSU (11/29) … registered six grabs for 45 yards at Tennessee (11/1) … tallied five receptions for 64 yards vs. Texas (10/11) … notched seven catches for a season-high 101 receiving yards and one touchdown vs. Michigan (9/6) … totaled seven catches for 88 yards and a touchdown in the season opener vs. Illinois State (8/30).
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.
PERSONAL
Enrolled at OU in January 2023 … graduated from OU in summer 2025 with a degree in multidisciplinary studies.
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