Joshua Burnham
Joshua Burnham
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Fourth year in the Notre Dame defensive front, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 84 pass yds, 3 tackles against Stanford, Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Marcus Freeman.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 16 | 10 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 30 | 16 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 18 | 10 | 4.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 1 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 65 | 36 | 17.0 | 6.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Notre Dame
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Notre Dame
Returning around him
- 6 Notre Dame players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -8 net (7 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Notre Dame · Last season: 10-2 (AP #9) · Talent rank #9 · 2026 recruiting class #5
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jasheen Davis’s 2022 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Santana Hopper's senior season at Tulane (2025).
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