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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.

College career

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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

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San Francisco 49ers

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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

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

Dallas Renegades

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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

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

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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

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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

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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

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

References

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  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. ^ "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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