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Deion Burks has been sitting there for a while.
ESPN's best players available list feels like it has had Burks at No. 1 for an hour or two. But as the sixth round ticks on, the Oklahoma WR still hasn't gotten picked in the 2026 NFL Draft.
When will it come? It's hard to say.
One thing is for sure: Burks is one of the fastest football players in the world.
He ran a 4.30-second 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine. It's hard to beat that.
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Why isn't Deion Burks getting drafted?
It has to be about size.
Burks measured 5-foot-9 and 180 pounds at the NFL Combine.
There are smaller wideouts in the league, but not by a ton.
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Burks is a freakish athlete -- in addition to his 40 time, he vertical jumped 42.5 inches and did 26 reps on the bench press.
He really shouldn't be on the board.
It feels like someone is going to get a steal.
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