Joe Burnett # prospect in 2009 NFL Draft.

Joe Burnett NFL Draft Bio



Joe Burnett (born November 28, 1986 in Eustis, Florida) is a CFL cornerback who currently plays for the Edmonton Eskimos. He played college football for the UCF Knights and high school football at Eustis High School in Eustis. Burnett has also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

A record setting cornerback and returner for the University of Central Florida who was named a first-team All-American as a senior in 2008, helped UCF to its first two bowl berths (2005 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, 2007 AutoZone Liberty Bowl) and the school's first ever conference championship in 2007. He earned a total of eight career All-Conference USA honors, including a four-year sweep of the first-team punt returner award. He was named Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Year as a senior. He graduated in 19th place for most career punt return yards in NCAA history with 1,304. That sum is both a UCF and Conference USA record. He set the UCF record, and ranked second in C-USA history with 16 career interceptions. He also set UCF career records for most punt returns (96) and the most interception return yards (262) while tying the mark for most punt return touchdowns (3). He played in 49 career games with 46 starts. He amassed 221 career tackles (172) including 12 TFLs. He had 16 career interceptions and broke up 35 others. He also returned 96 punts for 1,304 yards (13.6 avg.) with three touchdowns and returned 26 kickoffs for 745 yards (28.7 avg.) and a pair of scored. He received his bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice in December, 2008.



Draft Year: 2009
NFL Football Draft Prospect Stats for Joe Burnett
Pre-Rank Prospect Name Position Played Height Weight
Joe BurnettCornerback5 ft 10 in190 lbs
Round Selected Team School Hometown
5  168  Pittsburgh Steelers  UCFEustis, Florida
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