J'Dan Burnett holds the RDE · Starter spot in Rutgers Scarlet Knights’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

J'Dan Burnett is a right defensive end standing 6'1" and weighing 255 pounds from Fort Worth, Texas. He played his first four seasons at Louisiana Tech (2021-24) before transferring to Tulsa for 2025. Across his college career, Burnett has appeared in 42 games with 12 starts, recording 82 tackles, 19 for loss, and 11.5 sacks. He also contributed four pass breakups, three forced fumbles, and three fumble recoveries. In 2025, Burnett earned Second Team All-American Athletic Conference honors after posting 9.5 tackles-for-loss and 6.5 sacks in 12 games. He now enters 2026 as a transfer to Rutgers.

Louisiana Techthrough 2024

Tulsa2025

Rutgers2026 — present