Dayshaun Burnett
Penn State Nittany Lions
85
Great

Dayshaun Burnett

Penn State Nittany LionsSolid
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Projected Starter

Is Dayshaun Burnett starting?

Dayshaun Burnett is the projected starter at RES for Penn State Nittany Lions.

Redshirt freshman · #43 · 6'3", 226 lbs

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Depth at RES · Penn State Nittany Lions

  1. 11185LaVar Arrington IIStarter
  2. 21879Max Granville
  3. 38063Cooper Alexander
  4. 41555Joshua Johnson
  5. 52655Cam Smith

Penn State Starting Lineup

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The Story

The Story

A 4-star recruit out of Imani Christian Academy, ranked #348 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit4★ · #348 Natl
Pittsburgh, PA
Jersey
#43
Class
RS FR
Height
6'3"
Weight
226 lbs

At 6'3", 226 lbs, Dayshaun Burnett plays for a Penn State team rated 78 overall in the Big Ten.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9000
National Rank
#348
High School
Imani Christian Academy
Hometown
Pittsburgh, PA

Why this rating?

On a 87-rated defense; 75th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 85 after depth penalty.

Team defense (SP+)
87
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+0 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

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Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

Dayshaun Burnett's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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