Junior running back for App State. 2025: 82 rushing yards, 1 catch.
6′2″ · 220 lb · Andalusia, AL
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
rushing yards · 2025
2.9 per carry · 1 catches
Best game: 40 rush yds, 39 rec yds, vs Stephen F. Austin
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for App State. 2025: 82 rushing yards, 1 catch.
J'Marion Burnette
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. J'Marion Burnette has played for two head coaches in two seasons at App State. The receipt: 40 rush yds, 39 rec yds against Stephen F. Austin — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Shawn Clark → Dowell Loggains. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to App State
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 22.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 16.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 18.3 | 1.9 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 27.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dowell Loggains
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-0vs Stephen F. Austin | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 0 | 12 | Season-high 40 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 11-35vs Texas Tech | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | W 39-17@ Oklahoma State | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-28vs Arizona | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 28 | 82 | 2.2 | 0 | 12 |
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Joshua McCray’s 2021 season.
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Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Gerrid Doaks’s path through Cincinnati.
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As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Robby Preckel's freshman season at Northwestern (2025).
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Player DNA
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