2021 Football Roster
Burnett, Yohance
Jersey Number 35
Yohance Burnett
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 223
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Pearland, Texas
- High School:
- Dawson/Navarro JC
- Prev School:
- Navarro JC
Bio
TULSA – Has missed two seasons with an ACL injury … lettered in the 2019 season … has played in 12 career games. … transferred to Tulsa from Navarro Junior College in January 2018.
2020 – Sat out the season after suffering a season-ending knee injury in fall camp.
2019 – Played in all 12 games … had 34 stops and 2.5 TFLs for -5 yards … had a season-high of five stops vs. Michigan State, Oklahoma State, Navy and Houston … saw his first career playing time in the opener at Michigan State and had one TFL for -2 yards among his five stops.
2018 – Sat out the season after suffering a season-ending knee injury in fall camp.
JUNIOR COLLEGE – Played two seasons at Navarro Junior College … collected 64 tackles, four sacks, three TFLs, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble in just eight games in 2017 … ranked 80th nationally among junior college players by Rivals.com … earned a three-star Rivals.com rating … named honorable mention all-Southwest Conference as a sophomore … junior college coach was Cody Crill.
HIGH SCHOOL – Was a three-year letterwinner at Pearland Dawson High School … started both as a junior and senior at outside linebacker/defensive end … earned District 22-6A all-district first team honors as an outside linebacker in 2015 … high school coach was Eric Wells.
PERSONAL – Favorite NFL player is Tyrann Mathieu … Al Pacino is his favorite actor … salmon is his favorite food … his favorite movie is Heat … lists Friday Night Lights as his favorite sports movie …the sport he most likes to watch, other than football, is boxing … began playing football at age 6 … go-to-snack is chips and guacamole … his cousin, Phil Loadholt, played at the University of Oklahoma and for the Minnesota Vikings … parents are Earnest Burnett and Cathy Ivy … earned his degree in exercise & sports science … born August 27, 1998.
2020 – Sat out the season after suffering a season-ending knee injury in fall camp.
2019 – Played in all 12 games … had 34 stops and 2.5 TFLs for -5 yards … had a season-high of five stops vs. Michigan State, Oklahoma State, Navy and Houston … saw his first career playing time in the opener at Michigan State and had one TFL for -2 yards among his five stops.
2018 – Sat out the season after suffering a season-ending knee injury in fall camp.
JUNIOR COLLEGE – Played two seasons at Navarro Junior College … collected 64 tackles, four sacks, three TFLs, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble in just eight games in 2017 … ranked 80th nationally among junior college players by Rivals.com … earned a three-star Rivals.com rating … named honorable mention all-Southwest Conference as a sophomore … junior college coach was Cody Crill.
HIGH SCHOOL – Was a three-year letterwinner at Pearland Dawson High School … started both as a junior and senior at outside linebacker/defensive end … earned District 22-6A all-district first team honors as an outside linebacker in 2015 … high school coach was Eric Wells.
PERSONAL – Favorite NFL player is Tyrann Mathieu … Al Pacino is his favorite actor … salmon is his favorite food … his favorite movie is Heat … lists Friday Night Lights as his favorite sports movie …the sport he most likes to watch, other than football, is boxing … began playing football at age 6 … go-to-snack is chips and guacamole … his cousin, Phil Loadholt, played at the University of Oklahoma and for the Minnesota Vikings … parents are Earnest Burnett and Cathy Ivy … earned his degree in exercise & sports science … born August 27, 1998.
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