Reggie Dunn

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Reggie Dunn
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Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1989-01-05) January 5, 1989 (age 35)
Compton, California, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:178 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High school: Watts (CA) Verbum Dei
College: Utah
Undrafted: 2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

Reginald Francis Dunn, Jr. (born January 5, 1989) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football for the Utah Utes of the University of Utah. In 2012, he set an NCAA record with four kickoff returns for touchdowns.

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High school

Dunn played at wide receiver, cornerback, and kick returner on the football team at Verbum Dei High School. As a junior, he had 604 all-purpose yards and 15 touchdowns. In his senior year, he had over 1,000 all-purpose yards with 15 touchdowns. [1]

College

Dunn played for Compton Community College in 2008, catching 14 passes for 193 yards and one touchdown. He then redshirted the 2009 season. [1]

In 2010, Dunn joined the Utah Utes. He had four receptions for 70 yards, 12 rushes for 99 yards and two touchdowns, and 12 kick returns for 355 yards. He returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown against Iowa State. The following season, he had 15 receptions for 211 yards, 15 rushes for 173 yards, and 26 kick returns for 614 yards. He had 37 rushing yards in the Sun Bowl. [1]

In 2012, Dunn had 12 receptions for 74 yards, 13 rushing attempts for 58 yards, and 10 kick returns for 513 yards. [1] He had two 100-yard kickoff returns against California to set an NCAA single-game record. [2] A week later, he had a 100-yard kickoff return against Washington State. [3] He then had another 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Colorado. Dunn set NCAA records for kickoff returns for touchdowns in a season (four), 100-yard kickoff returns for touchdowns in a career (five), and 100-yard kickoff returns for touchdowns in a game (two). [4] He was named to the All-Pac-12 first team. [5]

Professional career

2013 Utah's Pro Day

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 9 in
(1.75 m)		178 lb
(81 kg)		4.24 s1.52 s2.49 s4.34 s6.82 s36 in
(0.91 m)		10 ft 1 in
(3.07 m)		17 reps
All values from Central Florida Pro Day. [6]

NFL

After going undrafted in the 2013 NFL draft Dunn signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers. [7] He was signed to the Green Bay Packers' practice squad on September 30, 2013. [8] Dunn was released from the Green Bay Packers' practice squad on October 10, 2013. [9] Reggie Dunn was again signed to the Packers' practice squad on October 14, 2013. [10] Dunn was signed to the Arizona Cardinals on July 25, 2014. [11] The Cardinals released him on August 25, 2014. [12] Dunn was signed to the Dallas Cowboys's practice squad on September 9, 2014. [13]

CFL

Reggie Dunn signed with the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League in mid-October 2015, near the end of the CFL season. [14] Dunn was only active for one game and did not see any playing time. Dunn was invited to the teams spring mini-camp, however he declined citing he no longer wanted to pursue professional football. [15] The Redblacks officially transferred his roster status to retired on April 27, 2015. [16]

Los Angeles KISS

On June 16, 2016, Dunn was assigned to the Los Angeles KISS of the Arena Football League (AFL).

Personal life

Dunn was born to Reginald and Jackie Dunn in Compton, California, on January 5, 1989. He has one younger brother. Dunn is a sociology major. He is 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs 172 pounds. [1] [17]

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  2. ↑ "NCAA confirms record by Utah's Dunn". msn.foxsports.com. October 30, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  3. ↑ Renzhofer, Martin. "Dunn sets school, NCAA mark with fourth 100-yard kick return for TD". sltrib.com. November 4, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  4. ↑ Wodraska, Lya. "Utah football: Reggie Dunn rescues Utes in win over Colorado". sltrib.com. November 24, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
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  8. ↑ "Packers sign RB Hill to active roster". www.packers.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Packers sign C Gerhart to practice squad, release WR Dunn". www.packers.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Packers sign WR Dunn to practice squad". www.packers.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013.
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  16. ↑ "Receiver Jackson aims to make big impact with RedBlacks once again". Ottawa Citizen. April 27, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
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