Deontay Greenberry Explained

Deontay Greenberry
Position:Wide receiver
Birth Date:7 March 1994
Birth Place:Fresno, California
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lbs:200
High School:Easton (CA) Washington Union
College:Houston
Undraftedyear:2015
Pastteams:
Number:81, 86

Deontay Greenberry (born 1994) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Houston.

Early years

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

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Greenberry finds right fit at UH after spurning elite programs.
  2. Web site: Rivals.com. sports.yahoo.com.
  3. Web site: Deontay Greenberry stuns with switch from Notre Dame to Houston.
  4. Web site: Greenberry molding into leader for Houston.
  5. Web site: UH's Deontay Greenberry wants to be nation's best receiver. 2 August 2014.
  6. Web site: Houston WR Deontay Greenberry headed to 2015 NFL Draft. https://web.archive.org/web/20150107022036/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000455022/article/houston-wideout-deontay-greenberry-headed-to-2015-nfl-draft. dead. January 7, 2015.