Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-3vs Tulane | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-27@ Illinois | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 1 | 36 | Season-high 76 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 35-7vs Stanford | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 8 | 124 | 13.9 | 1 | 36 |
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Jonah Burton
Senior wide receiver for Duke. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 210 lb · Simi Valley, CA · Simi Valley
The numbers
124
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far
Swing playSwung Duke from 28% to 57% to win.Duke at Illinois · 31-27
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Senior wide receiver for Duke. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Baylor to Idaho State in 2025.
Jonah Burton
Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Dave Aranda and Manny Diaz. One game to point at: 76 rec yds, 4 receptions against Illinois — Week 2, 2026.
124 REC YDS · 8 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
Trooper Taylor
Duke
Coaching transition mid-career: Trooper Taylor → Manny Diaz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
Game log
Game by game
Jonah Burton's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 31–27
at Illinois
4 rec · 76 yds · 1 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 on the road.
With W. Eget — 206 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 75.9 · -2 rush yds (1 car) · N. Sheppard — 147 rush yds (24 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Illinois · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.53(08:34) Shotgun #2 W.Eget pass complete short left to #6 J.Burton caught at ILL00, for 12 yards to the ILL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:28, 1ST DOWN. ILL is challenging the ruling on the field - "Pass completion". CALL UPHELD #39 C.Salas kick attempt good (H: #41 K.Reynoldson, LS: #27 J.Yates)
- Week 1 · Tulane · 3&7 · Q2 · EPA +2.46(00:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 W.Eget pass complete deep left to #6 J.Burton caught at TULANE25, for 20 yards to the TULANE25, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Tulane · 3&9 · Q1 · EPA +2.12(13:34) Shotgun #2 W.Eget pass complete short left to #6 J.Burton caught at DUKE30, for 12 yards to the DUKE38 (#3 T.Smith; #8 J.Moore), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Illinois · 2&3 · Q2 · EPA +1.72(01:09) Shotgun #2 W.Eget pass complete deep right to #6 J.Burton caught at ILL20, for 36 yards to the ILL20, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY ILL Pass Interference declined
- Week 3 · Stanford · 2&8 · Q4 · EPA +1.65(12:59) Shotgun #2 W.Eget pass complete short left to #6 J.Burton caught at DUKE39, for 10 yards to the DUKE41 (#6 D.Davis), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Illinois · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.05(11:32) Shotgun #2 W.Eget pass complete short left to #6 J.Burton caught at DUKE38, for 9 yards to the DUKE48 (#0 M.Resetich). #0 M.Resetich injured on the play
- Week 2 · Illinois · 2&6 · Q3 · EPA +1.00(02:07) Shotgun #2 W.Eget pass complete short left to #6 J.Burton caught at ILL37, for 19 yards to the ILL23 (#1 X.Scott), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Tulane · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.19(13:57) Shotgun #2 W.Eget pass complete short left to #6 J.Burton caught at DUKE27, for 6 yards to the DUKE34 (#3 T.Smith; #2 D.Agu)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +10 receiving yards, +1 catch.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Baylor3-9HC: Dave Aranda · Balanced
2026Duke3-0HC: Manny Diaz · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 24.0 | 11.3 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 4.0 | 76.0 | 19.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 41.3 | 13.9 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Pass share
36.5%
73 pass / 127 run
Plays / game
66.7
3 games
Team sack rate
2.5%
79 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
2026: Graduate transfer wide receiver from Idaho State who spent the 2025 season with the Bengals after four seasons (2021-22-23-24) at Baylor ... in 18 career games (three starts), has totaled 31 receptions for 373 yards (12.03), five carries for 17 yards (3.40) and one kickoff return for 14…
The receiver room · Duke
- #5Javen Nicholas740 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Jayden Moore42 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Jonah Burton3 games · 2026
- #3Blake Rohrerno box-score line yet
- #17Jared Richardson1 game · 2026
8 more on the roster · Duke team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology