Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-16vs North Texas | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 55-0vs Howard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#8
Joshua Burnham
Senior defensive lineman on Indiana's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 255 lb · Traverse City, MI
CFB Index 22 · #363 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceTransferred Notre Dame → Indiana 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
0.5 TFL · 4 tackles · 3 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 TFL, 3 tackles, vs North Texas
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Indiana's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Notre Dame in 2022.
- Transferred from Notre Dame to Indiana in 2026.
Joshua Burnham
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Across five seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Marcus Freeman and Curt Cignetti. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles, 0.5 TFL against North Texas, Week 1, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
2022
- Signed with Notre Dame4-star out of Traverse City Central
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022–2023
Indiana
Coaching transition mid-career: Tom Allen → Curt Cignetti. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Indiana
2025Notre Dame
2026Indiana
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Notre Dame9-4HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-heavy
2023Notre Dame10-3HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2024Notre Dame14-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning
2025Notre Dame10-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Indiana2-0HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceAscending
Elite: qb hurries (99th percentile). 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 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.2 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
Curt Cignetti
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 | Indiana | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 16 | 10 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 30 | 16 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 18 | 10 | 4.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 1 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 69 | 37 | 17.5 | 6.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 55–0
vs Howard
1 TOT · 2 QB HUR
Dominant 55-point win at home against Howard.
With J. Hoover — 145 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 75.5 · 18 rush yds (6 car) · T. Richard — 108 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
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 Jasheen Davis’s 2022 season.
Matches Jasheen on
Hurry rate
Sack rate
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Santana Hopper's senior season at Tulane (2025).
72%match
All-AAC
Matches Santana on
Sack rate
Weight
TFL rate
Differs from Santana on
Height (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Joshua Burnham
The defensive line · Indiana
- #8Stephen Daley19 tackles for loss · 2025
- #95Tyrique Tucker11.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #97Mario Landino6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #8Joshua Burnham6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #12Tobi Osunsanmi6 tackles for loss · 2025
14 more on the roster · Indiana team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology