Pittsburg’s Keontae Burns Picks Up Minnesota Offer
Minnesota is making its way through East Texas.
Keontae Burns is the latest target of the Gophers, which offered fellow area prospects Tamauzia Brown, Darwin Barlow and Carl Williams, among others, recently.
Burns, a 2019 ATH from Pittsburg, also holds FBS offers from Arkansas, Iowa State, Kansas, Louisiana-Monroe, Missouri, North Texas, SMU, Southern Miss, Texas State, and UTSA.
Last season Burns finished with 34 catches for 631 yards and five touchdowns. He also rushed for 124 yards and had an interception. Pittsburg finished 6-5, falling to Rusk in the first round of the playoffs.
Minnesota competes in the Big 10 Conference. The Gophers finished 2017 with a record of 5-7.
Burns, like all juniors, is first eligible to sign with any team that offers him beginning in December 2018.
2019 East Texas Football Players With Division I FBS Offers
- Jade Ashalintubbi, Elysian Fields, OL, 6-6, 331 —offers from Tulsa, ULM (2)
- Darwin Barlow, Newton, RB, 6-0, 200 -- offers from Arkansas, Arkansas State, Baylor, Houston, Louisiana Tech, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma State, Southern Miss, SMU, TCU, Texas State, Texas Tech, UTSA (14)
- Chance Billington, John Tyler, OL, 6-3, 301 — committed to SMU; additional offer from Texas State (2)
- Tamauzia Brown, Newton, ATH, 6-1, 170 -- offers from Arkansas, Arkansas State, Baylor, Houston, Louisiana Tech, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma State, San Diego State, Southern Miss, SMU, TCU, Texas Tech, UTSA (14)
- Javasia Brunson, Lufkin, DE, 6-4, 235 -- offers from Oklahoma State, SMU, South Florida (3)
- Keontae Burns, Pittsburg, ATH, 6-3, 182 — offers from Arkansas, Arkansas State, Iowa State, Kansas, Louisiana Monroe, Minnesota, Missouri, North Texas, SMU, Southern Miss, Texas State, UTSA (12)
- Cameron Cantrell, Whitehouse, WR, 6-1, 180 -- committed to Texas Tech (1)
- Coltin Clack, Texas High, QB, 6-3, 202 — offers from Florida Atlantic, SMU, Southern Miss (3)
- Josh Foster, Newton, ATH, 6-0, 165 -- offer from Arkansas, Arkansas State, Baylor, Houston, Louisiana Tech, SMU, TCU, ULM, Utah (9)
- Christian Hood, Marshall, OL, 6-2, 290 — offer from Southern Miss (1)
- T.Q. Jackson, Jefferson, WR, 6-3, 181 — offers from Arkansas, Arkansas State, Houston, Minnesota, SMU, Southern Miss, Texas Tech, Tulsa, UTSA (9)
- Beaux Limmer, Tyler Lee, OL, 6-5, 260 -- offers from Arkansas, Arkansas State, Baylor, Houston, Louisiana Monroe, Louisiana Tech, North Texas, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, SMU, Texas State, Tulsa, UTSA, Vanderbilt (14)
- Darius Richardson, West Rusk, DL, 6-3, 288 -- offer from Texas State (1)
- Keivie Rose, Henderson, DE, 6-4, 220 — offers from Arkansas State, Florida Atlantic, Kansas, Louisiana Tech, Memphis, Oklahoma State, SMU, Southern Miss, Tulane (9)
- Ke'Andre Street, John Tyler, WR, 6-4, 190 -- offers from Houston, Southern Miss, Syracuse, Tulane (4)
- Caiden Walker, Newton, OL, 6-4, 276 — offers from Louisiana Tech, ULM (2)
- Carl Williams, Lufkin, DT, 6-4, 310 — offers from Arkansas, Houston, Kansas, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, SMU, Southern Miss, TCU, Tulsa, UTSA (11)
- Keshon Williams, Pine Tree, ATH, 6-4, 230 -- offer from Texas State (1)
- Marcus Williams, Longview, OL, 6-6, 250 — offers from Baylor, Houston, SMU, Southern Miss, Texas State (5)