Awards & Honors
- 2024: Big 12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
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2024: Appeared in eight games with four starts during injury-plagued season... Made 18 receptions for 217 yards and one touchdown... Averaged 2.3 receptions for game, 12.1 yards per catch, and 27.1 yards per game... Reeled in career-high 76 yards and his lone touchdown reception with the Wildcats at Utah on Sep. 28... The touchdown grab late in the fourth quarter helped the Wildcats to a 23-10 win over No. 10 Utah on the road... Made career-high five receptions on two separate occasions; first at Utah (9/28); second vs. Texas Tech (10/5)... Finished career with 261 receiving yards, 25 receptions, and one touchdown.
2023: Appeared in all 13 games with two starts at tight end during his second season with the program... Made three receptions for 34 total yards with a long reception of 17 yards while averaging 11.3 yards per catch... Made a career-long 17-yard reception in the season-opener against Northern Arizona on Sept. 2 ... Caught one pass for six yards against UCLA on Nov. 4... Made one reception for 11 yards against Utah on Nov. 11.
2022: Appeared in nine games with one start… Caught three passes for 10 yards against Oregon (10/8).
High School: Attended Servite High School in California…Teammates with fellow Arizona signees QB Noah Fifita, WR Tetairoa McMillan, and LB Jacob Manu…Four-star recruit by Rivals and 247Sports…Nationally ranked as the No. 8 tight end in his class by 247Sports…Participated in the 2022 Polynesian Bowl…Logged time in 13 varsity games at Servite and picked up 36 receptions for 660 yards and seven touchdowns…As a senior, went for 34 catches, 605 yards, and six scores…Also played basketball and ran track during prep career.
Personal: Keyan Chester Burnett…Son of Chester and Jeena Burnett…One brother, Gage…One sister, Memphis… Father, Chester, was a linebacker at Arizona 1995-97 and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the 1998 NFL Draft... Uncle, Emmett Mosley, played football at Notre Dame…Grandfather, J.D. Burnett, played professional baseball…Chose Arizona because, “Arizona has always meant something to my family. In addition to that, the opportunities here are second to none. The character of the program is top notch, and I believe I’ll be developed into the best version of myself.”
