- After losing wide receivers Darreus Rodgers and JuJu Smith-Schuster, USC’s passing attack will look to lean on junior WR Deontay Burnett in 2017. Burnett earned the No. 2 overall grade (81.3) among returning Pac-12 wide receivers last season.
- Burnett averaged 2.07 yards per route run (YPRR) last season, ranking No. 3 among returning Pac-12 wide receivers with at least 300 snaps in route.
- Proving even better in the slot, Burnett earned a 2.08 YPRR while running routes from the slot, which ranked No. 2 among returning Pac-12 wide receivers with at least 150 snaps from the slot last season.
- One key aspect to Burnett’s game to look for in 2017 are his reliable hands. He dropped just two of his 58 catchable targets last season, thus posting athe No. 2 ranked drop rate (3.45) among returning Pac-12 wide receivers with at least 40 catchable targets in 2016.
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