CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
- CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023, 2025)
- CUSA Academic Medalist (2021)
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2024)
Saw action in all 12 games with three starts at defensive end …Finished with 21 tackles, three tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, two quarterback hurries and one pass breakup … Tallied five tackles, .5 TFL, .5 sacks and a quarterback hurry in the opener against Nicholls (Aug. 31) … Collected four stops at NC State (Sept. 14) … Tallied one sack versus Tulsa (Sept. 28) … Logged one sack at WKU (Nov. 16).
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2023)
Started the first three games of the season at defensive end before suffering a season-ending lower leg injury ... Tallied 13 total tackles, including 1.5 sacks ... Recorded a season-high five tackles and a sack against Northwestern State (Sept. 9) ... Recorded an assisted sack in the season opener against FIU (Aug. 26).
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2022)
Appeared in all 12 games while making one start ... 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) ... Â
FRESHMAN (2021)
Appeared in two games, appearing mostly on special teams ... Did not register any stats.Â
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 ... Chose Louisiana Tech over offers from various schools such as Hawai'i, Kansas, North Texas, San Diego State, and UTSA.
PERSONAL
Son of Pamela and John Burnett... Father played at Ranger College... Has two siblings: Jeon and Jayda... Born on Oct. 25, 2002.
