Reginald Francis Dunn, Jr. (born January 5, 1989) is a former

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wide receiver. He played

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for the

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of the

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. In 2012, he set an NCAA record with four kickoff returns for

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High school

Dunn played at wide receiver,

cornerback A cornerback (CB) is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in gridiron football. Cornerbacks cover receivers most of the time, but also blitz and defend against such offensive running plays as sweeps and reverses. They create tur ...

, and

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on the football team at

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. 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."Reggie Dunn Profile"
utahutes.cstv.com. Retrieved February 12, 2013.

College

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

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. 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 The Sun Bowl is a college football bowl game that has been played since 1935 in the southwestern United States at El Paso, Texas. Along with the Sugar Bowl and Orange Bowl, it is the second-oldest bowl game in the country, behind the Rose Bowl. ...

. In 2012, Dunn had 12 receptions for 74 yards, 13 rushing attempts for 58 yards, and 10 kick returns for 513 yards. He had two 100-yard kickoff returns against

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to set an NCAA single-game record. A week later, he had a 100-yard kickoff return against

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. He then had another 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against

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. 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). He was named to the All-Pac-12 first team.

Professional career

2013 Utah's Pro Day

NFL

After going undrafted in the

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Dunn signed with the

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. He was signed to the Green Bay Packers' practice squad on September 30, 2013. Dunn was released from the Green Bay Packers' practice squad on October 10, 2013. Reggie Dunn was again signed to the Packers' practice squad on October 14, 2013. Dunn was signed to the Arizona Cardinals on July 25, 2014. The Cardinals released him on August 25, 2014. Dunn was signed to the

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's practice squad on September 9, 2014.

CFL

Reggie Dunn signed with the

Ottawa Redblacks The Ottawa Redblacks (officially stylized as REDBLACKS) ( French: Le Rouge et Noir d'Ottawa) are a professional Canadian football team based in Ottawa, Ontario. The team plays in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Startin ...

of the

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in mid-October 2015, near the end of the CFL season. 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. The Redblacks officially transferred his roster status to retired on April 27, 2015.

Los Angeles KISS

On June 16, 2016, Dunn was assigned to the Los Angeles KISS of the

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(AFL).

Personal life

Dunn was born to Reginald and Jackie Dunn in

Compton, California Compton is a city in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States, situated south of downtown Los Angeles. Compton is one of the oldest cities in the county and, on May 11, 1888, was the eighth city in Los Angeles County to incorporat ...

, 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."Reggie Dunn"
cbssports.com. Retrieved February 12, 2013.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunn, Reggie 1989 births Living people Players of American football from Compton, California Utah Utes football players American football wide receivers Los Angeles Kiss players Verbum Dei High School alumni