Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-3vs Tulane | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-27@ Illinois | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 1 | 36 | Season-high 76 yds |
| Total | 7 | 114 | 15.8 | 1 | 36 |
#6
Jonah Burton
Senior wide receiver for Duke. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 210 lb · Simi Valley, CA · Simi Valley
Returning to Duke for 2026
The numbers
114
receiving yards · 2026
7 catches · 1 TD · 16.3 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far
Swing playSwung Duke from 28% to 57% to win.Duke at Illinois · 31-27
Stupid ass challenge. There is no universe where that isn’t a touchdownr/CFB game thread · ▲ 2His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Duke. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Baylor to Idaho State in 2025.
Jonah Burton
Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Dave Aranda and Manny Diaz. One game to point at: 76 rec yds, 4 receptions against Illinois — Week 2, 2026.
114 REC YDS · 7 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
Trooper Taylor
Duke
Coaching transition mid-career: Trooper Taylor → Manny Diaz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Baylor3-9HC: Dave Aranda · Balanced
2026Duke2-0HC: Manny Diaz · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 REC/g, 57.0 YDS/g, 15.8 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
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
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 31–27
at Illinois
4 rec · 76 yds · 1 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 on the road.
With W. Eget — 206 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 75.9 · -2 rush yds (1 car) · N. Sheppard — 147 rush yds (24 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Duke
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Duke
Returning around him
- 17% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 3 Duke players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (19 in / 17 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Duke · Last season: 9-5 · Talent rank #69 · 2026 recruiting class #71
Background
2026: Graduate transfer wide receiver from Idaho State who spent the 2025 season with the Bengals after four seasons (2021-22-23-24) at Baylor ... in 18 career games (three starts), has totaled 31 receptions for 373 yards (12.03), five carries for 17 yards (3.40) and one kickoff return for 14 yar...
The receiver room · Duke
- #5Javen Nicholas740 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Jayden Moore42 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Jonah Burton2 games · 2026
- #3Blake Rohrerno box-score line yet
- #17Jared Richardsonno box-score line yet
8 more on the roster · Duke team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology