Usage Score
5.9
Player Dossier
2022-2025Notre Dame
Joshua Burnham
DL • 6'4" • 253 lbs • Traverse City, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Joshua Burnham shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.8 disruption score.
Efficiency
20.8
Consistency
19.2
Season Value
13.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Notre Dame
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Notre Dame
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Joshua Burnham, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Notre Dame. Joshua Burnham shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.8 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Notre Dame paired 0.5 primary output with 9.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2025 Regular Season · Notre Dame
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
20.8
Usage
5.9
Consistency
19.2
Best Game by takeover score
Stanford
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami: 0. Purdue: 0. Boise State: 0. Boston College: 4. Navy: 1. Pittsburgh: 4.5. Syracuse: 0.5. Stanford: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami: 2 by 8.3. Purdue: 2 by 8.3. Boise State: 1 by 4.2. Boston College: 3 by 52.5. Navy: 1 by 14.2. Pittsburgh: 3 by 57.5. Syracuse: 1 by 9.2. Stanford: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Wins1.4 · n=7
First Half1 · n=4 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half1.5 · n=4 · +0.5 vs First Half
All Games1.3 · n=8
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Pittsburgh
Best efficiency game
57.5 vs Pittsburgh
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/30 | @ Stanford | W 49-20 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Syracuse | W 70-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Pittsburgh2+ sacks · Splash game | W 37-15 | 3 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/9 | vs Navy | W 49-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Boston CollegeSplash game | W 25-10 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Boise State | W 28-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Purdue | W 56-30 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/31 | @ Miami | L 24-27 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Notre Dame
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
202220232023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0.5 | 9.2 | 3.2 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Notre Dame | 5 | 12.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 5 | 12.5 | 4.7 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Notre Dame | 9.5 | 18.3 | 8.1 | 4.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 9.5 | 18.3 | 8.1 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 10 | 20.8 | 5.9 | 0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Ohio State
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 62.9 takeover score.
#2
Pittsburgh
4.5
Primary metric
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 60.4 takeover score.
#3
Boston College
4
Primary metric
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 51.8 takeover score.
#4
Navy
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.8 takeover score.
#5
Oregon State
1.5
Primary metric
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 35.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2022 Regular Season · Notre Dame
0.5 primary output · 9.2 efficiency · 3.2 usage
28.2
#2
2024 Postseason · Notre Dame
21
9.5 primary · 18.3 efficiency · 8.1 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Notre Dame
21
9.5 primary · 18.3 efficiency · 8.1 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2022 · Rating 0.955
Central · Traverse City, MI
- Committed To
- Notre Dame
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
65
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 31 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.