Player Dossier

2021-2025

Louisiana Tech

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 23.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

11

Efficiency

23.9

Consistency

34.6

Season Value

32

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech

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Snapshot

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

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.

J'Dan Burnett, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech. J'Dan Burnett shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Louisiana Tech paired 4.5 primary output with 33.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 23.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

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: Unknown

Game 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

1.4

Efficiency

23.9

Usage

11

Consistency

34.6

Best Game by takeover score

UAB

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 4. New Mexico State: 4. Navy: 2. Oklahoma State: 3. Tulane: 1. Memphis: 1. East Carolina: 1. Temple: 0. Florida Atlantic: 1. Oregon State: 0. Army: 0. UAB: 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. Unknown: 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 4.2. Florida Atlantic: 3 by 22.5. Oregon State: 2 by 8.3. Army: 1 by 4.2. UAB: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Wins1 · n=3 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · n=8 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half2.5 · n=6 · +2.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=6 · -2.2 vs First Half

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

52.5 vs Unknown

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 NavyL 23-4253110
Sun 9/7@ New Mexico StateSplash gameL 14-2122211
Sun 8/31vs Unknown2+ sacks · Splash game32220

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Louisiana Tech

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Tulsa

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

20212022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech04.20.6
2022 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech6.5165.96.5
2023 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech4.533.113.6-2
2024 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech6.515.34.32
2025 Regular SeasonTulsa1723.91110.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with backfield disruption leading the way.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 56.2 takeover score.

#2

New Mexico State

4

Primary metric

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 54.5 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

2

Primary metric

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50 takeover score.

#4

Unknown

2

Primary metric

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.1 takeover score.

#5

UAB

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech

4.5 primary output · 33.1 efficiency · 13.6 usage

35.5

#2

2021 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech

34.9

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.6 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Tulsa

32

17 primary · 23.9 efficiency · 11 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

4

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.

Quick Answers

J'Dan Burnett quick answers

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
82