Deion Burks
23-Year-Old
2025 Receiving Stats
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2026 Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Hyped as a potential Day 2 pick after he ran a 4.3-flat at the combine, Burks ended up falling all the way to Round 7, landing with Indianapolis as the 254th overall pick. He ran that impressive 40-yard dash at just 5-foot-10, 180, but he answered some questions about strength when he put up 26 bench-press reps. Burks also had elite marks in the vertical jump (42.5 inches) and broad jump (131 inches), but NFL teams seem to view Burks as a mere Workout Warrior after his modest college career. He spent three years at Purdue and two at Oklahoma, totaling 1,669 receiving yards and 14 TDs, with his best season coming back in 2023 for the Boilermakers (629 yards, seven TDs). Burks, 23, will now have to battle for a roster spot in Indianapolis, where there's a lack of established depth behind Alec Pierce and Josh Downs. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a four-year contract with the Colts in May of 2026.
Picked by Colts
The Colts selected Burks in the seventh round of the 2026 NFL Draft, 254th overall.
ANALYSIS
No one would have thought anything of it if the Colts had taken Burks in the fourth round rather than the seventh, so this can only be seen as an ideal end-of-draft selection. Burks' lack of production at Purdue and Oklahoma generally indicates a limitation in his wide receiver skill set, but if the weak parts of his game ever improve, he has the athleticism to become quite useful. Small as he is at 5-foot-10, 180 pounds, Burks' athleticism is loud -- his 4.30-second 40-yard dash, 42.5-inch vertical jump and 131-inch broad jump are all well above the 90th percentile for wide receivers.
No one would have thought anything of it if the Colts had taken Burks in the fourth round rather than the seventh, so this can only be seen as an ideal end-of-draft selection. Burks' lack of production at Purdue and Oklahoma generally indicates a limitation in his wide receiver skill set, but if the weak parts of his game ever improve, he has the athleticism to become quite useful. Small as he is at 5-foot-10, 180 pounds, Burks' athleticism is loud -- his 4.30-second 40-yard dash, 42.5-inch vertical jump and 131-inch broad jump are all well above the 90th percentile for wide receivers.
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Measurables Review
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How do Deion Burks' measurables compare to other wide receivers?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
* The Shuttle Time, and Cone Drill metrics are from his Pro Day. All others are from the NFL Combine.
Height
5' 10"Weight
180 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.30 secShuttle Time*
4.22 secCone Drill*
7.21 secVertical Jump
42.5 inBroad Jump
131 inBench Press
26 repsHand Length
9.50 inArm Length
29.38 in
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Opportunity in thin Colts WR room
Burks has an opportunity to carve out a meaningful role as a rookie, according to Chad Reuter of NFL.com.
ANALYSIS
Despite being drafted in the seventh round, 254th overall, Burks could emerge as a contributor on offense for the Colts due to the team's lack of depth at wide receiver. Indianapolis traded away Adonai Mitchell during the 2025 season and Michael Pittman in the offseason, leaving only Alec Pierce, Josh Downs, Nick Westbrook-Ikhine and Ashton Dulin ahead of Burks on the depth chart. If one of the Colts' top three wideouts were to get hurt, the rookie seventh-round pick out of Oklahoma could see significant playing time despite Burks' underwhelming draft slot. Pierce is recovering from an ankle injury.
Despite being drafted in the seventh round, 254th overall, Burks could emerge as a contributor on offense for the Colts due to the team's lack of depth at wide receiver. Indianapolis traded away Adonai Mitchell during the 2025 season and Michael Pittman in the offseason, leaving only Alec Pierce, Josh Downs, Nick Westbrook-Ikhine and Ashton Dulin ahead of Burks on the depth chart. If one of the Colts' top three wideouts were to get hurt, the rookie seventh-round pick out of Oklahoma could see significant playing time despite Burks' underwhelming draft slot. Pierce is recovering from an ankle injury.