Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Fourth year in the Ohio State secondary, same address the whole way. He has three of these now, the latest All-Big Ten in 2024. The receipt: 6 tackles, 2 TFL against Nebraska — Week 9, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Ohio State, 138 tackles — drafted at #174 overall by Arizona.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM
All-Conf 1st team (2024)
All-Big Ten
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Ryan Day.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
ArizonaEntering 2nd NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM
All-Conf 1st team (2024)
All-Big Ten
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ohio State | 48 | 37 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Ohio State | 24 | 18 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 29 | 21 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Ohio State | 37 | 28 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 138 | 104 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 27 | 4 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Perimeter Tackler
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Nyzier Fourqurean’s 2023 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Wesley Walker's senior season at Tennessee (2023).
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