Ja'Den McBurrows, App State DB: the 2026 season story
Ja'Den McBurrows is a senior defensive back for App State (Sun Belt). He ranks 850th of 1,841 defensive backs in Division I by the Player Index, which judges every defensive back on the measures that matter at the position, adjusted for the opponents he faced.
Scouting report
Why it matters. Knowing the one or two things a player does best, and where he is ordinary, says more than any single total. Ja'Den McBurrows's strongest measure is passes defended per game at 0.37, 307th of 921 (the average is 0.31). His weakest is interceptions per game at 0.00, 397th of 921 (the average is 0.08).
Season production
Why it matters. Totals reward staying healthy and getting the ball; per-game numbers show how much he really carries each week. His tackles per game, 2.6, ranks 684th among 921 ranked defensive backs.
Against every defensive back
Why it matters. Splitting the measures into how much, how well and how many big plays shows what kind of defensive back he is. Among ranked defensive backs he sits, on average, in the 26th percentile for volume, 45th for efficiency and 34th for impact.
The season, game by game
Why it matters. A season average can hide a player who is great one week and absent the next; game by game shows how dependable he is. Over 7 games, Ja'Den McBurrows's best came in week 2 at East Carolina and his quietest in week 9 at Georgia Southern.
Where he does his damage
Why it matters. Where and how a player makes his plays shows how his team uses him and what a defense has to take away.
National and conference
Why it matters. A national rank shows how a player stacks up beyond his own league, where the competition can be very different. Ja'Den McBurrows is 516th of 921 FBS defensive backs and 54th of 102 in the Sun Belt. Next up nationally is Dre Riley of Mississippi State, 0.01 ahead on the index.
Defensive backs like him
Why it matters. Comparing a player with his closest statistical matches puts his season in context beyond the rankings. His closest match this season is Drew Speech of New Mexico.
