Pittsburg’s Keontae Burns Commits to SMU
Pittsburg wide receiver and safety prospect Keontae Burns became the 21st member of East Texas' 2018 recruiting class to commit to a Division I FBS program on Saturday night.
Burns (6-3, 182) reported via Twitter that he has committed to SMU.
The Pirates' two-way standout held offers from 18 other FBS programs, including Alabama, Arkansas, Baylor, Houston, Nebraska, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech.
Burns stars on both sides of the ball for Pittsburg, which is off to a 3-2 start to the 2018 season. Through five games, Burns has 25 catches for 330 yards and two touchdowns, and has 16 tackles and four pass break-ups on defense.
With the addition of Burns, SMU now has 19 commits in the 2019 class.
SMU is under the direction of first-year coach Sonny Dykes, who took over for Chad Morris, who went to Arkansas in the offseason.
The Mustangs are 2-3 overall and 1-0 in the American Athletic Conference.
Burns' commitment is non-binding. Like all seniors, he can officially sign with any program that offers him in December.
2019 East Texas Football Players With Division I FBS Offers
- Jade Ashalintubbi, Elysian Fields, OL, 6-6, 331 —offers from Louisiana-Monroe, Tulsa (2)
- Darwin Barlow, Newton, RB, 6-0, 200 -- committed to TCU; additional offers from Arkansas, Arkansas State, Baylor, Houston, Louisiana Tech, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisville, LSU, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, SMU, Southern Miss, TCU, Texas State, Texas Tech, Tulsa, Utah, UTSA, Virginia Tech (22)
- DeKendrick Bender, Marshall, WR, 6-2, 185 -- offers from Air Force, Texas State (2)
- Chance Billington, John Tyler, OL, 6-3, 301 — committed to Louisiana-Monroe; additional offers from Iowa State, New Mexico State, SMU, Texas State, Tulane (6)
- Tamauzia Brown, Newton, ATH, 6-1, 170 -- committed to TCU; additional offers from Alabama, Arkansas, Arkansas State, Baylor, Houston, Louisiana Tech, Louisiana-Lafayette, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma State, Oregon, San Diego State, Southern Miss, SMU, TCU, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, UTEP, UTSA (21)
- Javasia Brunson, Lufkin, DE, 6-4, 235 -- offers from Memphis, Nevada, North Texas, Oklahoma State, SMU, South Florida, Southern Miss, Tulane, Tulsa UTEP (10)
- Keontae Burns, Pittsburg, ATH, 6-3, 182 — committed to SMU; additional offers from Arizona, Alabama, Arkansas, Arkansas State, Baylor, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Louisiana-Monroe, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Texas, Southern Miss, Texas A&M, Texas State, Texas Tech, UTSA (19)
- Cameron Cantrell, Whitehouse, WR, 6-1, 180 -- committed to Texas Tech (1)
- Coltin Clack, Texas High, QB, 6-3, 202 — committed to Arkansas State; additional offers from Akron, Florida Atlantic, Louisiana-Lafayette, New Mexico State, SMU, Southern Miss, UTSA (8)
- Josh Foster, Newton, ATH, 6-0, 165 -- committed to TCU; additional offers from Arkansas, Arkansas State, Baylor, Houston, Louisiana-Monroe, Louisiana Tech, SMU, Southern Miss, Texas State, Tulane, ULL, ULM, Utah, Vanderbilt (15)
- Breylon Garcia, Lufkin, DE, 6-3, 220 -- committed to Nevada; additional offers from Air Force, Arkansas State, Louisiana-Monroe, Memphis, Rice, Southern Miss, Texas State, Tulane (9)
- Eric Gipson, Jefferson, DE/OLB, 6-1, 190 -- committed to Texas State (1)
- T.K. Hamilton, Waskom, RB/DB, 6-0, 162 -- offers from Louisiana Tech, Louisiana-Monroe, Texas State, UTSA (4)
- Christian Hood, Marshall, OL, 6-2, 290 — offer from Southern Miss (1)
- T.Q. Jackson, Jefferson, WR, 6-2, 188 — committed to Arkansas; additional offers from Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas State, Baylor, Houston, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Texas, Purdue, SMU, Southern Miss, TCU, Texas Tech, Tulane, Tulsa, UTSA (19)
- Jawan King, Atlanta, RB, 5-10, 2010 -- committed to Rice; additional offers from Louisiana-Monroe, Texas State, UTSA (4)
- Beaux Limmer, Tyler Lee, OL, 6-5, 260 -- committed to Arkansas; additional offers from Arkansas State, Baylor, Houston, Louisiana Monroe, Louisiana Tech, North Texas, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, SMU, Southern Miss, Texas State, Tulsa, UTSA, Vanderbilt (15)
- Deshawn McCuin, Jacksonville, CB, 5-11, 180 -- committed to TCU; additional offer from Louisiana-Monroe (2)
- Darius Richardson, West Rusk, DL, 6-3, 288 -- committed to Texas State (1)
- Braelyn Riden, Jacksonville, DB, 6-1, 170 -- offer from ULL (1)
- Keivie Rose, Henderson, DE, 6-4, 220 — committed to Louisiana Tech, additional offers from Arkansas State, Boise State, Colorado State, Florida Atlantic, Kansas, Louisiana Lafayette, Memphis, New Mexico, North Texas, Oklahoma State, SMU, Southern Miss, Texas Tech, Tulane, Tulsa (16)
- Ke'Andre Street, John Tyler, WR, 6-4, 190 -- committed to Houston; additional offers from Boston College, Bowling Green, North Texas, Southern Miss, Syracuse, Tulane, UTEP (8)
- Blake Trainor, Hallsville, OT, 6-7, 280 — committed to Texas A&M; additional offers from Arkansas, Houston, North Texas, Tulsa, Texas State (6)
- Caiden Walker, Newton, OL, 6-4, 276 — committed to Louisiana Tech; additional offers from Louisiana-Monroe, Memphis, Tulane, UTEP (5)
- Tahj Washington, Marshall, WR, 5-11, 160 -- offers from Air Force, Bowling Green, Kansas, Louisiana-Lafayette, Memphis, Southern Miss, Texas State, Tulane, Tulsa (9)
- Carl Williams, Lufkin, DT, 6-4, 310 — committed to Arkansas; additional offers from Houston, Kansas, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, SMU, Southern Miss, TCU, Tulsa, UTSA (12)
- Keshon Williams, Pine Tree, ATH, 6-4, 230 -- committed to Texas State; additional offers from Iowa State, Louisiana Monroe, New Mexico State, Rice, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Tulane, Utah State, UTEP, UTSA (11)
- Marcus Williams, Longview, OL, 6-6, 285 — committed to TCU; additional offers from Baylor, Houston, SMU, Southern Miss, Texas State (6)
- Robbie Williams, Chapel Hill, WR, 6-3, 195 -- offers from Louisiana-Monroe, Southern Miss (2)
- JaBralen Yarber, John Tyler, OL/DL, 6-1, 280 -- offer from Louisiana-Monroe (1)