Josh Burnham

Position:
DL
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 260
Year:
5th
Hometown:
Traverse City, Mich.
High School:
Traverse City Central
Prev School:
Notre Dame

Career Notes & Records
Made 40 appearances with 23 starts over four seasons at Notre Dame (2022-25) and redshirted initial collegiate season ... Collegiate debut came against Boston College (11/19) in 2022 when he made his first collegiate tackle - a tackle for loss ... First collegiate start came at Louisville (10/7) ... Part of the UND national runner up team in 2024 with 2.0 tackles for loss in the College Football Playoff National Championship game versus Ohio State (1/20).

2025 (Junior Season – Notre Dame)
Season: Appeared in all 12 games with four starts … Posted 3.0 tackles for loss at Boston College (11/1) with a solo sack … Totaled 2.5 tackles for loss with 2.0 sacks at Pittsburgh (11/15) … Added a combined tackle behind the line against Syracuse (11/22).

2024 (Sophomore Season – Notre Dame)
Season: Appeared in 14 games with 10 starts … Posted tackles for loss in six games: Northern Illinois (1.0; 9/7), Stanford (1.0; 10/12), Virginia (0.5; 11/16), Indiana (1.0; 12/20), versus Penn State (1.0; 1/9) and against Ohio State (2.0; 1/20) … Both tackles for loss were solo stops versus Ohio State (1/20) were solo sacks of Will Howard.

2023 (Redshirt Freshman Season – Notre Dame)
Season: Appeared in all 13 games with one start … Made first collegiate start at Louisville (10/7) … Logged first sack as a solo stop in season opener versus Navy (8/26) … Also posted tackles for loss against Tennessee State (1.0; 9/2), at Duke (0.5; 9/30) and versus Oregon State (1.5; 12/29).

2022 (Freshman Season – Notre Dame)
Season: Appeared in one game … Made collegiate debut against Boston College (11/19) and posted first-career tackle for loss on a combined stop.

Prep/Personal
Linebacker and quarterback for head coach Eric Schugars at Traverse City Central High School … Consensus four-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals … Tabbed a top-175 national prospect overall by 247Sports (No. 76), ESPN (No. 167) and Rivals (No. 127) … Earned a top-10 ranking among linebackers nationally per 247Sports (No. 6) and Rivals (No. 4) … Rated as the No. 2 prospect in Michigan per the three major recruiting services … Guided TCCHS to the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 2 state runner up finish his senior campaign … Earned Gatorade Football Player of the Year for Michigan as a senior … Earned M Live Football Player of the Year and Michigan Anvil Award (state’s top lineman/linebacker) in final prep season … Named Michigan Division 1-2 all-state in final prep campaign … Selected to The Detroit Free Press football Dream Team as a junior and senior … Recorded 61 tackles, 3.5 tackles-for-loss, 1.0 sack and one interception as a senior … . Also threw for 1,953 yards and 30 touchdowns in final prep season … Participated in 2022 All-American Bowl … Volunteered with Freedom Builders, which seeks to create affordable housing, and helped conduct various youth sports camps in the area … Son of Katie and Sean Burnham … Has one sister, Jordan.