Deontay Greenberry
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| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 7, 1994 Fresno, California |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Easton (CA) Washington Union |
| College: | Houston |
| Undrafted: | 2015 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Deontay Greenberry (born 1994) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Houston.
Early years
[edit]Greenberry attended Washington Union High School in Easton, California, where he was a three-sport athlete in football, basketball and track. As a senior, he had 109 receptions for a California record 2,165 yards and 14 touchdowns.[1] Greenberry was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and the seventh best receiver in his class.[2] He originally committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football, but switched to the University of Houston.[3] He was the first five-star recruit ever to commit to the Cougars.
College career
[edit]Greenberry attended Houston from 2012 to 2014. He played in all 12 games as a freshman in 2012 and had 47 receptions for 569 yards and three touchdowns.[4] As a sophomore in 2013, he led the team with 82 receptions for 1,202 yards and 11 touchdowns.[5] He again led the team with 68 receptions for 756 yards and four touchdowns.
After his junior season, Greenberry entered the 2015 NFL draft and was undrafted.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Greenberry finds right fit at UH after spurning elite programs".
- ^ "Rivals.com". sports.yahoo.com.
- ^ "Deontay Greenberry stuns with switch from Notre Dame to Houston".
- ^ "Greenberry molding into leader for Houston".
- ^ "UH's Deontay Greenberry wants to be nation's best receiver". August 2, 2014.
- ^ "Houston WR Deontay Greenberry headed to 2015 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on January 7, 2015.
External links
[edit]- Houston Cougars bio Archived 2014-12-31 at the Wayback Machine