For Deontay Troy Burnett, attending USC on a football scholarship was always a dream. But the Serra High School product flew under USC's radar until just before Signing Day in 2015, when he got a call that changed his life.
Burnett accepted a blueshirt scholarship, came to USC and immediately got to work. After a freshman season during which he caught 10 passes for 161 yards, Burnett broke out in 2016.
When veteran wide receiver Steven Mitchell Jr. went down with an ACL tear in October, Burnett was forced to step into a starting role. He wound up with 56 receptions for 622 yards and 7 TD, including a record-tying 3 TD in USC's come-from-behind Rose Bowl victory.
Following the departure of Juju Smith-Schuster and Darreus Rogers, USC's wide receiving corps is relatively inexperienced, and this spring, Burnett is leading the pack.
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