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Steven Dunbar

Steven Dunbar

American gridiron football player (born 1995)


Steven Dunbar Jr. (born December 19, 1995) is a professional gridiron football wide receiver who is a free agent. He also played for the Edmonton Elks 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]

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]


References

  1. "2017 Football Roster". uhcougars.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  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. Ulrich, Logan (July 18, 2019). "Broncos Signing WR Steven Dunbar".
  6. DiLalla, Aric (August 31, 2019). "Broncos make series of roster moves to reach 53-man limit". DenverBroncos.com.
  7. 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.
  8. "XFL Injured Reserve". XFL.com. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  9. "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  10. "Tiger-Cats Add Receiver Dunbar Jr. and Linebacker Allison". TiCats.ca. February 10, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  11. "Tracking players who have exercised opt-outs". CFL.ca. August 26, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  12. "2020 CFL Transactions". CFL.ca. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  13. "Tiger-Cats re-sign WR Dunbar Jr. - TSN.ca". TSN. The Canadian Press. January 30, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  14. "Elks sign WR Steven Dunbar Jr". goelks.com. February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  15. "The UFL Agrees to Terms with 61 Players". UFLBoard.com. January 22, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  16. @UFL_PR (April 16, 2024). "The United Football League has announced the following transactions:" (Tweet). Retrieved April 15, 2024 via Twitter.

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