Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 27-24@ East Carolina | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#1
Ja'Den Mcburrows
Senior defensive back on App State's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 195 lb · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Returning to App State for 2026
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 555 nationally · Signed with Michigan
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on App State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Michigan in 2021.
- Transferred from Michigan to App State in 2025.
Ja'Den Mcburrows
Ja'Den Mcburrows has played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. The receipt: 3 tackles, 1 TFL against East Carolina — Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20213 games
- Signed with Michigan3-star out of St. Thomas Aquinas
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Shawn Clark → Dowell Loggains. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Michigan12-2HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-leaning
2023Michigan15-0HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Michigan8-5HC: Sherrone Moore · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025App State5-8HC: Dowell Loggains · Pass-leaning
2026App State2-0HC: Dowell Loggains · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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: 3.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
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.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
App State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · App State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -5 net (38 in / 43 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
App State · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #85 · 2026 recruiting class #59
The secondary · App State
- #12Cary Grant45 tackles · 2025
- #8Dylan Hasz32 tackles · 2025
- #7Jordan Favors25 tackles · 2025
- #7Devin Henderson18 tackles · 2025
- #1Ja'Den Mcburrows11 tackles · 2025
22 more on the roster · App State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology