Former linebacker at Massachusetts. 2024: 3 tackles.
5′11″ · 205 lb · West Hills, CA
The story
Former linebacker at Massachusetts. 2024: 3 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearJohn Burton
John Burton has been at Massachusetts through two head coaches in two seasons. The receipt: 1 tackles against UConn — Week 14, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Massachusetts, 6 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Don Brown → Shane Montgomery. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: forced fumbles (95th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2024 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Massachusetts | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 1 |
| 2023 | Massachusetts | 3 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 9 | W 35-7vs Wagner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 20-45@ Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 42-47vs UConn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |