J'Dan Burnett
DL · Senior
6'1" · 255 lbs · Defense
Also wearing #94: Jakob Anderson (P)
Background
- Hometown
- Fort Worth, Texas
- High school
- Nolan Catholic
- Previous school
- Tulsa
Recruiting
No recruiting profile matched — he transferred in from Tulsa.
2026 season
defensive
Season by season
2026tap to read
Picked to the Shriners Children's 1000 watch list (7/22). Career: Enters 2026 having played in 42 collegiate games with 12 starts on the defensive line ... owns 82 tackles with 19 for loss and 11.5 sacks ... has 21 games with multiple stops ... contributed four pass breakups, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries ... named Second Team All-American Athletic Conference at Tulsa in 2025 after posting 9.5 tackles-for-loss with 6.5 sacks ... played first four seasons (2021-24) at Louisiana Tech ... produced 9.5 sacks for the Bulldogs ... had a game with two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries ... a two-time College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team honoree ... named to the CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll four times ... also a CUSA Academic Medalist.
2025tap to read
Played in all 12 games with five starts on the defensive line ... named Second Team All-American Athletic Conference by the coaches and Phil Steele ... led the team and sixth in the league with 9.5 tackles-for-loss ... collected 6.5 sacks and ranked second in the conference in sacks per game ... totaled 28 tackles overall ... had multiple stops in eight games, in on a tackle-for-loss in eight games and posted a sack in seven games ... added a forced fumble and pass breakup ... had two tackles against UAB (11/29) and Oregon State (11/15) ... recorded three stops with one for loss at Florida Atlantic (11/8) ... in on sacks at East Carolina (10/16), at Memphis (10/4) and versus Tulane (9/27) ... contributed two tackles-for-loss with a sack at Oklahoma State (9/19) ... registered a season-high five tackles with a sack against Navy (9/13) ... compiled a forced fumble, pass breakup and two tackles-for-loss with a sack at New Mexico State (9/6) ... picked up two sacks versus Abilene Christian (8/30).
2024tap to read
Played in 12 games with three starts on the defensive line ... named honorable mention All-CUSA by College Football Network ... earned a spot on the CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the fourth time ... totaled 21 tackles with three for loss, 2.5 sacks and a pass breakup ... had five games with multiple stops ... posted a sack at Western Kentucky (11/16) ... recorded two tackles at Arkansas (11/23) and versus Jacksonville State (11/9) ... picked up a pass breakup and tackle-for-loss at FIU (9/28) ... registered a sack against Tulsa (9/21) ... in on four tackles at NC State (9/14) ... had a season-high five stops with an assisted sack versus Nicholls (8/31) ... selected Preseason All-CUSA by Athlon Sports .
2023tap to read
Started three games on the defensive line ... named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team for the second time ... earned a spot on the CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the third time ... totaled 13 tackles with three for loss and 1.5 sacks ... had a season-high five tackles with a sack against Northwestern State (9/9) ... in on 1.5 tackles-for-loss at SMU (9/2) ... contributed four tackles with an assisted sack versus FIU (8/26).
2022tap to read
Played in all 12 games with one start on the defensive line ... named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team ... earned a spot on the CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the second time ... totaled 19 tackles with 3.5 for loss and a sack ... posted five games with multiple stops ... added three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and two pass breakups ... collected a sack versus UAB (11/26) ... in on a pair of tackles at UTSA (11/12) ... recovered a fumble and had a season-high five tackles against Middle Tennessee (11/5) ... broke up a pass at FIU (10/28) ... made first start at South Alabama (9/24) and recorded an assisted tackle-for-loss and pass breakup ... compiled three tackles with two for loss, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and a 30-yard fumble return touchdown against Stephen F. Austin (9/10) ... added four stops at Missouri (9/1).
2021tap to read
Played in three games ... selected as a CUSA Academic Medalist ... earned a spot on the CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll ... had a tackle in collegiate debut at Mississippi State (9/4). Prior to College: Played for head coach David Beaudin at Nolan Catholic ... helped lead team to an 8-1 record and a runner-up-finish at the 2020 state championships as a senior ... holds the school record for blocked punts/kicks in a single season ... forced a fumble on a sack in the first playoff game of the 2020 campaign that was recovered for a touchdown ... named to the Star-Telegram all-area team as a junior after recording 70 tackles and 14.5 sacks in 2019. Major: Graduate School of Education
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2025 Second Team All-American Athletic Conference (Coaches, Phil Steele ):
2025 CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll:
2024 Honorable Mention All-CUSA ( College Football Network ):
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2022 CUSA Academic Medalist:
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2026 (Senior): Picked to the Shriners Children's 1000 watch list (7/22).
Career: Enters 2026 having played in 42 collegiate games with 12 starts on the defensive line ... owns 82 tackles with 19 for loss and 11.5 sacks ... has 21 games with multiple stops ... contributed four pass breakups, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries ... named Second Team All-American Athletic Conference at Tulsa in 2025 after posting 9.5 tackles-for-loss with 6.5 sacks ... played first four seasons (2021-24) at Louisiana Tech ... produced 9.5 sacks for the Bulldogs ... had a game with two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries ... a two-time College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team honoree ... named to the CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll four times ... also a CUSA Academic Medalist.
2025 (Senior at Tulsa): Played in all 12 games with five starts on the defensive line ... named Second Team All-American Athletic Conference by the coaches and Phil Steele ... led the team and sixth in the league with 9.5 tackles-for-loss ... collected 6.5 sacks and ranked second in the conference in sacks per game ... totaled 28 tackles overall ... had multiple stops in eight games, in on a tackle-for-loss in eight games and posted a sack in seven games ... added a forced fumble and pass breakup ... had two tackles against UAB (11/29) and Oregon State (11/15) ... recorded three stops with one for loss at Florida Atlantic (11/8) ... in on sacks at East Carolina (10/16), at Memphis (10/4) and versus Tulane (9/27) ... contributed two tackles-for-loss with a sack at Oklahoma State (9/19) ... registered a season-high five tackles with a sack against Navy (9/13) ... compiled a forced fumble, pass breakup and two tackles-for-loss with a sack at New Mexico State (9/6) ... picked up two sacks versus Abilene Christian (8/30).
2024 (Senior at Louisiana Tech): Played in 12 games with three starts on the defensive line ... named honorable mention All-CUSA by College Football Network ... earned a spot on the CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the fourth time ... totaled 21 tackles with three for loss, 2.5 sacks and a pass breakup ... had five games with multiple stops ... posted a sack at Western Kentucky (11/16) ... recorded two tackles at Arkansas (11/23) and versus Jacksonville State (11/9) ... picked up a pass breakup and tackle-for-loss at FIU (9/28) ... registered a sack against Tulsa (9/21) ... in on four tackles at NC State (9/14) ... had a season-high five stops with an assisted sack versus Nicholls (8/31) ... selected Preseason All-CUSA by Athlon Sports .
2023 (Junior at Louisiana Tech): Started three games on the defensive line ... named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team for the second time ... earned a spot on the CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the third time ... totaled 13 tackles with three for loss and 1.5 sacks ... had a season-high five tackles with a sack against Northwestern State (9/9) ... in on 1.5 tackles-for-loss at SMU (9/2) ... contributed four tackles with an assisted sack versus FIU (8/26).
2022 (Sophomore at Louisiana Tech): Played in all 12 games with one start on the defensive line ... named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team ... earned a spot on the CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the second time ... totaled 19 tackles with 3.5 for loss and a sack ... posted five games with multiple stops ... added three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and two pass breakups ... collected a sack versus UAB (11/26) ... in on a pair of tackles at UTSA (11/12) ... recovered a fumble and had a season-high five tackles against Middle Tennessee (11/5) ... broke up a pass at FIU (10/28) ... made first start at South Alabama (9/24) and recorded an assisted tackle-for-loss and pass breakup ... compiled three tackles with two for loss, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and a 30-yard fumble return touchdown against Stephen F. Austin (9/10) ... added four stops at Missouri (9/1).
2021 (Freshman at Louisiana Tech): Played in three games ... selected as a CUSA Academic Medalist ... earned a spot on the CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll ... had a tackle in collegiate debut at Mississippi State (9/4).
Prior to College: Played for head coach David Beaudin at Nolan Catholic ... helped lead team to an 8-1 record and a runner-up-finish at the 2020 state championships as a senior ... holds the school record for blocked punts/kicks in a single season ... forced a fumble on a sack in the first playoff game of the 2020 campaign that was recovered for a touchdown ... named to the Star-Telegram all-area team as a junior after recording 70 tackles and 14.5 sacks in 2019.
Major: Graduate School of Education