Deion Burks in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Oklahoma (from Purdue), 2021–⁠25

Deion Burks

Number
No. 4
Height
5′9″
Weight
188 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Belleville, MI
Born
Jan 8, 2003

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Deion Burks played receiver at Purdue (2021–⁠23) and Oklahoma (2024–⁠25). The Indianapolis Colts took Burks in round 7, No. 254 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
629
Receiving yards, 2023 (Purdue, 4–⁠8)
Drafted
No. 254
Round 7, 2026 NFL Draft (Indianapolis Colts)

Career highs

9catches, career highvs. Houston, 2024152receiving yards, career highvs. Fresno State, 20233receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Temple, 2024

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Purdue12626.0026
2022Purdue151499.9030
2023Purdue4762913.4784
2024Oklahoma312457.9320
2025Oklahoma5762010.9445
Career1511,66911.11484

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2022Purdue142780

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2022Purdue550000
2023Purdue110000
2024Oklahoma110000
Career770000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Purdue4WRYr 1
2022Purdue4WRYr 2
2023Purdue4WRYr 3
2024Oklahoma4WRYr 4
2025Oklahoma4WRSr. (Yr 5)5′9″188

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2021Purdue30.23––0.7–
2022Purdue240.26––6.34%
2023Purdue540.9367th (n=681)0.8050.16%
2024Oklahoma400.5811th (n=581)0.9223.312%
2025Oklahoma890.2925th (n=1040)0.4626.010%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2025 Oklahoma 13 games, 57 catches, 620 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.Illinois StateW 35–⁠378812812
Sep 6vs.MichiganW 24–⁠137101134–
Sep 13atTempleW 42–⁠3336020−9
Sep 20vs.AuburnW 24–⁠17640012−3
Oct 4vs.Kent StateW 44–⁠021006−6
Oct 11vs.TexasL 6–⁠235640211
Oct 18atSouth CarolinaW 26–⁠7219011–
Oct 25vs.Ole MissL 26–⁠34432015–
Nov 1atTennesseeW 33–⁠27645012–
Nov 15atAlabamaW 23–⁠21219018–
Nov 22vs.MissouriW 17–⁠62−2012
Nov 29vs.LSUW 17–⁠13461145–
Dec 19 ✦vs.AlabamaL 24–⁠347107137–
2024 Oklahoma 5 games, 31 catches, 245 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.TempleW 51–⁠363631414
Sep 7vs.HoustonW 16–⁠12953015–
Sep 14vs.TulaneW 34–⁠19780020–
Sep 21vs.TennesseeL 15–⁠2543201218
Nov 9atMissouriL 23–⁠30544014–
2023 Purdue 12 games, 47 catches, 629 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.Fresno StateL 35–⁠394152284–
Sep 9atVirginia TechW 24–⁠17118018–
Sep 16vs.SyracuseL 20–⁠3545112310
Sep 22vs.WisconsinL 17–⁠38673016–
Sep 30vs.IllinoisW 44–⁠19583144–
Oct 7atIowaL 14–⁠20419010–
Oct 14vs.Ohio StateL 7–⁠41322196
Oct 28atNebraskaL 14–⁠312809–
Nov 4atMichiganL 13–⁠41343124–
Nov 11vs.MinnesotaW 49–⁠30460142–
Nov 18atNorthwesternL 15–⁠2341306–
Nov 25vs.IndianaW 35–⁠31787044−4
2022 Purdue 12 games, 15 catches, 149 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.Penn StateL 31–⁠35–––––
Sep 10vs.Indiana StateW 56–⁠0231019–
Sep 17atSyracuseL 29–⁠32338030–
Sep 24vs.Florida AtlanticW 28–⁠26–––––
Oct 1atMinnesotaW 20–⁠10435014–
Oct 8atMarylandW 31–⁠29–––––
Oct 15vs.NebraskaW 43–⁠37–––––
Oct 22atWisconsinL 24–⁠35330016–
Nov 5vs.IowaL 3–⁠241000–
Nov 12atIllinoisW 31–⁠241−200–
Nov 19vs.NorthwesternW 17–⁠9117017–
Jan 2 ✦vs.LSUL 7–⁠63––––4
2021 Purdue 2 games, 1 catch, 26 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 11atUConnW 49–⁠0––––6
Dec 30 ✦vs.TennesseeW 48–⁠45126026−3

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2026Combine or pro day 2026
Height5′9¾″
Weight180 lb
Arm length29⅜″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan72¾″
40-yard dash4.30 s
10-yard split1.49 s
Vertical jump42½″
Broad jump10′11″
Bench press26 reps
3-cone drill7.18 s
20-yard shuttle4.19 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

In the NFL

1 season, 3 games with a stat; latest team: Indianapolis Colts.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2026 (so far)Indianapolis Colts3160

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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