Steven Dunbar

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Steven Dunbar
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Dunbar with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2024
No. 6 – Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1995-12-19) December 19, 1995 (age 28)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school: Archbishop Rummel
(Metairie, Louisiana)
College: Houston
Undrafted: 2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
CFL status:American
Career highlights and awards
Career CFL statistics
Receptions:155
Targets:253
Receiving yards:2,166
Receiving touchdowns:15
Stats at CFL.ca
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Steven Dunbar Jr. (born December 19, 1995) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Houston.

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College career

Dunbar started in 38 games for the Houston Cougars and finished his college career with 180 receptions for 2,430 yards and 11 touchdowns. As a senior in 2017, Dunbar earned All-American Athletic Conference Honorable Mention honors. [1]

Professional career

San Francisco 49ers

After being undrafted, the San Francisco 49ers signed Dunbar on May 1, 2018. [2] On September 1, 2018, Dunbar was cut but re-signed with the 49ers' practice squad the next day. [3] [4] On December 26, 2018, Dunbar was promoted to the active roster. [5] He was waived on April 29, 2019. [6]

Denver Broncos

On July 18, 2019, Dunbar signed with the Denver Broncos. [7] He was waived on August 31, 2019. [8]

Dallas Renegades

In the 2020 XFL Draft, Dunbar was selected in the open phase by the Dallas Renegades. [9] He was placed on injured reserve on December 19, 2019. [10] He was waived from injured reserve on March 23, 2020. [11]

Dunbar with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2022 2022, 08, Steven Dunbar.jpg
Dunbar with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2022

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Dunbar signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League on February 10, 2020. [12] After the CFL canceled the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dunbar chose to opt-out of his contract with the Tiger-Cats on August 31, 2020. [13] He re-signed with the Tiger-Cats on December 2, 2020. [14] Dunbar played 12 regular-season games for the Ticats in his first season in the CFL, catching 44 passes for 630 yards with four touchdowns. He was re-signed by Hamilton on January 30, 2022. [15]

Edmonton Elks

Dunbar joined the Edmonton Elks as a free agent on February 14, 2023. [16] He played in 13 games in 2023 where he had 39 receptions for 536 yards and five touchdowns. In the following offseason, he was released on January 3, 2024. [17]

Houston Roughnecks

On January 22, 2024, Dunbar signed with the Houston Roughnecks of the United Football League (UFL). [18] He was released on April 15, 2024. [19]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

On May 29, 2024, it was announced that Dunbar had signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. [20]

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References

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  2. ↑ Robinson, Dallas (May 1, 2018). "49ers Sign 13 Undrafted Free Agents". profootballrumors.com.
  3. ↑ Links, Zach (September 1, 2018). "49ers Cut 21 Players, Reach 53-Man Max". profootballrumors.com.
  4. ↑ Robinson, Dallas (September 2, 2018). "Sunday NFL Transactions: NFC West". profootballrumors.com.
  5. ↑ "49ers Promote WR Steven Dunbar Jr. to the Active Roster". 49ers.com. December 26, 2018.
  6. ↑ "San Francisco 49ers Waive Seven Players". 49ers.com. April 29, 2019.
  7. ↑ Ulrich, Logan (July 18, 2019). "Broncos Signing WR Steven Dunbar".
  8. ↑ DiLalla, Aric (August 31, 2019). "Broncos make series of roster moves to reach 53-man limit". DenverBroncos.com.
  9. ↑ Talbot, Damond (October 16, 2019). "XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  10. ↑ "XFL Injured Reserve". XFL.com. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  11. ↑ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Tiger-Cats Add Receiver Dunbar Jr. and Linebacker Allison". TiCats.ca. February 10, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Tracking players who have exercised opt-outs". CFL.ca. August 26, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  14. ↑ "2020 CFL Transactions". CFL.ca. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Tiger-Cats re-sign WR Dunbar Jr. - TSN.ca". TSN. The Canadian Press. January 30, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Elks sign WR Steven Dunbar Jr". goelks.com. February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Elks release wide receiver Steven Dunbar Jr". Canadian Football League. January 3, 2024.
  18. ↑ "The UFL Agrees to Terms with 61 Players". UFLBoard.com. January 22, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  19. ↑ @UFL_PR (April 15, 2024). "The United Football League has announced the following transactions:" (Tweet). Retrieved April 15, 2024– via Twitter.
  20. ↑ "Tiger-Cats add 2022 East All-Star receiver Steven Dunbar Jr". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. May 29, 2024.
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