Player Dossier

2021-2025

Tulsa

J'Dan Burnett

DL • 6'0" • 250 lbs • Fort Worth, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

J'Dan Burnett shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

10.1

Efficiency

24.7

Consistency

35.9

Season Value

42.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Tulsa

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Louisiana Tech • Tulsa
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Abilene Christian

Scouting Read

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J'Dan Burnett, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Tulsa. J'Dan Burnett shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.7 disruption score.

J'Dan Burnett played DL for Louisiana Tech and Tulsa. Across 5 tracked seasons, J'Dan Burnett recorded 82 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Tulsa.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Tulsa paired 18 primary output with 24.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 24.7 efficiency.

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Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

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Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Louisiana Tech, Tulsa.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Abilene Christian

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 · Tulsa

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.5

Efficiency

24.7

Usage

10.1

Consistency

35.9

Best Game by takeover score

Abilene Christian

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Active game

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Abilene Christian: 4. New Mexico State: 4. Navy: 2. Oklahoma State: 3. Tulane: 1. Memphis: 1. East Carolina: 1. Temple: 1. Florida Atlantic: 1. Oregon State: 0. Army: 0. UAB: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Abilene Christian: 3 by 52.5. New Mexico State: 2 by 48.3. Navy: 5 by 40.8. Oklahoma State: 3 by 42.5. Tulane: 1 by 14.2. Memphis: 2 by 18.3. East Carolina: 3 by 22.5. Temple: 1 by 14.2. Florida Atlantic: 3 by 22.5. Oregon State: 2 by 8.3. Army: 1 by 4.2. UAB: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.8 · Games = 4 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 8 · -0.4 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Abilene Christian

Best efficiency game

52.5 vs Abilene Christian

Result
Sat 11/29vs UABL 24-3121000
Sat 11/22@ ArmyW 26-2510000
Sat 11/15vs Oregon StateW 31-1420000
Sat 11/8@ Florida AtlanticL 21-4031100
Sat 10/25vs TempleL 37-3811000
Thu 10/16@ East CarolinaL 27-41310.500.500
Sun 10/5@ MemphisL 7-45210.500.500
Sat 9/27vs TulaneL 14-31100.500.500
Fri 9/19@ Oklahoma StateSplash gameW 19-1232210
Sun 9/14vs NavySplash gameL 23-4253110
Sun 9/7@ New Mexico StateSplash gameL 14-2122211
Sun 8/31vs Abilene Christian2+ sacks · Splash gameW 35-732220

Career Arc

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  1. 1

    Louisiana Tech

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Tulsa

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech04.20.6
2022 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech8.518.25.98.5
2023 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech4.533.112.2-4
2024 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech8.517.34.94
2025 Regular SeasonTulsa1824.710.19.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Abilene Christian

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 55.9 takeover score.

#2

New Mexico State

4

Primary metric

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 53.6 takeover score.

#3

Stephen F. Austin

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.6 takeover score.

#4

Northwestern State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.9 takeover score.

#5

Florida International

2.5

Primary metric

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 48.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · Tulsa

18 primary output · 24.7 efficiency · 10.1 usage

42.7

#2

2023 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech

37.5

4.5 primary · 33.1 efficiency · 12.2 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech

34.9

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.6 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

11

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

82

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 35 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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