J'Dan Burnett

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-0
Weight:
250
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Fort Worth, Texas
High School:
Nolan Catholic HS
Prev School:
La. Tech

CAREER NOTES: Played four seasons at La. Tech before enrolling at Tulsa in the spring of 2025. Has appeared in 41 career games and has tallied 82 career tackles, 19 tackles for loss and 11.5 sacks.

2025 American Conference Second Team (DL) selection
2025 Phil Steele’s American Conference Second Team (DL) selection
CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2023, 2022, 2021)
CUSA Academic Medalist (2021)

2025: Played in 12 games for the Golden Hurricane, while making five starts on the defensive line.

Was a 2025 American Conference Second Team honoree on the defensive line.
Recorded 28 total tackles, with 14 solo and 14 assisted.
Led the team with 9.5 tackles for loss, contributing to 44 yards lost.
Achieved a team-high 6.5 sacks.
Registered a sack in TU’s first seven games of the season.
Registered 2 sacks for 7 yards lost against Abilene Christian on August 30, 2025.
Forced 1 fumble and broke up 1 pass during the season.

PRIOR TO TULSA: Spent four seasons at La. Tech and appeared in 30 games … He made 54 tackles, nine and a half tackles for a loss and five sacks.

Saw action in all 12 games with three starts at defensive end during the 2024 season.
Finished with 21 tackles, three tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, two quarterback hurries and one pass breakup.
Started the first three games of the season at defensive end before suffering a season-ending lower leg injury during the 2023 season.
Tallied 13 total tackles, including 1.5 sacks.
Recorded a season-high five tackles and a sack against Northwestern State (Sept. 9).
Appeared in all 12 games while making one start during the 2022 season.
Tallied 19 total tackles, including 3.5 for loss.
Had a 30-yard fumble return for a touchdown and two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in a win over Stephen F. Austin (Sept. 10).
Appeared in two games, appearing mostly on special teams.

HIGH SCHOOL

Graduated from Nolan Catholic High School in 2021.
Rated as a three-star outside linebacker by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com.
Helped lead Nolan Catholic to an 8-1 record as a senior in 2020.
Led the team to a runner-up-finish at the 2020 state championships.
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 then recovered for a touchdown.
Was named to the Star-Telegram all-area team as a junior in 2019.
Recorded 70 tackles and 14.5 sacks in 2019.
Coached by David Beaudin.

PERSONAL