Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Tulsa
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.
Impact Production
85
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
57
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
82
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Tulsa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Louisiana Tech • Tulsa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Abilene Christian
Player Story
J'Dan Burnett built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Fort Worth, TX wearing No. 11, spending time with Louisiana Tech and Tulsa. The clearest part of J'Dan Burnett's career was...
Read the storyJ'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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 82
- TFL
- 19
- Sacks
- 11.5
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
J'Dan Burnett quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tulsa · DL
- Career Tackles
- 82
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Tulsa
- Top game
- Abilene Christian
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 28 tackles · DL 189th (top 18%) · American Athletic 154th (top 24%) · National 1,492nd (top 25%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 19 | 3.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 41.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 13 | 3 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 59.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 21 | 3 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29.7 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Tulsa | 12 | 28 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 61.1 |
Related Context
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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.
Supporting note
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.
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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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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 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
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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 11/29 | vs UAB | L 24-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Army | W 26-25 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Oregon State | W 31-14 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Florida Atlantic | L 21-40 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Temple | L 37-38 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/16 | @ East Carolina | L 27-41 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/5 | @ Memphis | L 7-45 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Tulane | L 14-31 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/19 | @ Oklahoma StateSplash game | W 19-12 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/14 | vs NavySplash game | L 23-42 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/7 | @ New Mexico StateSplash game | L 14-21 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 8/31 | vs Abilene Christian2+ sacks · Splash game | W 35-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
J'Dan Burnett story
J'Dan Burnett built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Fort Worth, TX wearing No. 11, spending time with Louisiana Tech and Tulsa. The clearest part of J'Dan Burnett's career was his defensive production: 82 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 35 career games in the available record. That gives J'Dan Burnett's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Louisiana Tech
2021-2024
Opening stop
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Tulsa
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 8.5 | 18.2 | 5.9 | 8.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 4.5 | 33.1 | 12.2 | -4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 8.5 | 17.3 | 4.9 | 4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Tulsa | 18 | 24.7 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Abilene Christian
Week 1 · W 35-7
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 123 New Mexico State
Week 2 · L 14-21
4
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Stephen F. Austin
Week 2 · W 52-17
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Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 121 Oklahoma State
Week 4 · W 19-12
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Havoc Plays
72.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Northwestern State
Week 2 · W 51-21
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Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Tulsa
18 primary output · 24.7 efficiency · 10.1 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
59.5
4.5 primary · 33.1 efficiency · 12.2 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
41.6
8.5 primary · 18.2 efficiency · 5.9 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
11
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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