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Deontay Greenberry

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Deontay Greenberry
No. 81, 86
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1994-03-07) March 7, 1994 (age 30)
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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Greenberry finds right fit at UH after spurning elite programs".
  2. ^ "Rivals.com". sports.yahoo.com.
  3. ^ "Deontay Greenberry stuns with switch from Notre Dame to Houston".
  4. ^ "Greenberry molding into leader for Houston".
  5. ^ "UH's Deontay Greenberry wants to be nation's best receiver". August 2, 2014.
  6. ^ "Houston WR Deontay Greenberry headed to 2015 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on January 7, 2015.
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