DeChon Burns (born June 6, 1970, in Riverside, California) is the defensive line coach at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP).
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Burns was a student-athlete at the University of Southern California, where he played cornerback. He played in 1989 for a team that went to the Rose Bowl Game, but suffered a neck injury that ended his football career; he served as an assistant to the coaching staff for the 1990-92 seasons. Burns shifted to baseball and played center field for USC in 1992. He graduated with a bachelor of arts in communications in 1993 and was in the Houston Astros' Developmental League in 1994.
Burns was formerly the defensive line coach and Defensive Coordinator at Texas Southern. Prior to that, Burns coached for the National Football League Washington Redskins, the Florida Gators, at Bishop Amat High School and at Beverly Hills High School.