Oklahoma Sooners wide receiver enters NFL Draft
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Oklahoma Sooners wide receiver Deion Burks announced his intentions to enter the NFL Draft on Friday. The redshirt senior from Inkster, Michigan spent his final two collegiate seasons at OU, after transferring in from Purdue, where he played from 2021 to 2023. He had exhausted his collegiate eligibility.
Burks was projected to be an impact transfer for the Sooners in 2024, but he played in just five games due to injury. He decided to come back to school for his final season, and helped Oklahoma on their way to the College Football Playoff in 2025.
Burks started all 13 games this season, tallying 57 catches for 620 yards and four touchdowns. He was OU's second leading receiver in 2025. His speed will give him a chance to be drafted and to make an NFL roster, despite standing at just 5-foot-9 and weighing 188 pounds.
The Sooners knew they'd be losing Burks after this year, and they'll also be losing two other senior weapons in the passing game in Jaren Kanak and Keontez Lewis. Oklahoma would get a big boost if Isaiah Sategna III turns down the NFL for one more year in college, and they hope to return Javonnie Gibson and Jer'Michael Carter in the wideout room as well.
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