Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-37vs Massachusetts | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#94
J'Dan Burnett
Senior defensive lineman on Rutgers's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 255 lb · Fort Worth, TX · Nolan Catholic
CFB Index 76 · #66 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceTransferred Tulsa → Rutgers for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
2 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs Massachusetts
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Rutgers's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Louisiana Tech in 2021.
- Transferred from Tulsa to Rutgers in 2026.
J'Dan Burnett
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Four head coaches in six seasons, at three different programs. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-AAC. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Massachusetts, Week 1, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2021
- Signed with Louisiana Tech3-star out of Nolan Catholic
202512 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
- All-AACsecond
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-AAC · 2ND TEAM
All-AAC 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
1 coach2021–2026
Rutgers
Played his entire career under Greg Schiano.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Rutgers
2025Tulsa
2026Rutgers
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Louisiana Tech3-9HC: Skip Holtz · Balanced
2022Louisiana Tech3-9HC: Sonny Cumbie · Balanced
2023Louisiana Tech3-9HC: Sonny Cumbie · Balanced
2024Louisiana Tech5-8HC: Sonny Cumbie · Run-leaning
2025Tulsa4-8HC: Tre Lamb · Run-leaning
2026Rutgers0-2HC: Greg Schiano · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceBreakout
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Greg Schiano
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rutgers | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Tulsa | 28 | 14 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Louisiana Tech | 21 | 11 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Louisiana Tech | 19 | 12 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 84 | 44 | 19.0 | 11.5 | 4 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to David Reese’s 2024 season.
72%match
Matches David on
TFL rate
Weight
Sack rate
Differs from David on
Height (lower)
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to David Reese's graduate season at California (2024).
Matches David on
TFL rate
Hurry rate
Sack rate
Differs from David on
Class year (lower)
Height (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like J'Dan Burnett
Background
2025 Second Team All-American Athletic Conference (Coaches, Phil Steele) 2025 CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll 2024 Honorable Mention All-CUSA (College Football Network) 2024 CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll 2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team 2023 CUSA Commissioner's Honor R...
The defensive line · Rutgers
- #94J'Dan Burnett9.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #11Malachi Davis9.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Rondarius Porter5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #8Sekou Kromah4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #90Farell Gnago2 tackles for loss · 2025
19 more on the roster · Rutgers team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology