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Denzel Burke

Former cornerback at Ohio State. 2024: 2 interceptions, 2 pass breakups, 48 tackles.

CB · Ohio State · Sr. · #10

6′1″ · 193 lb · Scottsdale, AZ

CFB Index 52 · #154 of 327 cornersLow confidenceAll-ConferenceArizona — drafted 2025, Rd 5, Pick 38, #174 overall

Recruiting

4★

ATH recruit

No. 199 nationally · Signed with Ohio State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former cornerback at Ohio State. 2024: 2 interceptions, 2 pass breakups, 48 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Ohio State in 2021.
Drafted round 5 by the Arizona in 2025.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Ohio State, 138 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2023) — drafted at #174 overall by Arizona.

His career

He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.

202111 games

Signed with Ohio State4-star out of Saguaro
All-Big Tenthird

202310 games

All-Big Tenfirst

202414 games

All-Big Tenthird

2025

Drafted by Arizonaround 5, pick 174

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#199 national

CFB

College

Ohio State

2021–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #174

Arizona · 2025

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 1 category

🎖

ALL-BIG TEN

All-Big Ten mention (2024)

Coaching lineage · 2021–2024

1 coach

2021–2024

Ryan Day

Ohio State

Played his entire career under Ryan Day.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

ArizonaEntering 2nd NFL season

#174Rd 5 · Pick 38

ArizonaEntering 2nd NFL season

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2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Ryan Day — 47-8 over that span.

2021Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced

2023Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced

2024Ohio State14-2HC: Ryan Day · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

52Rotational starter #154 of 327?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (89th percentile). Concern: qb hurries (23rd percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#294 / 2892 · 89th pct

Tackles#662 / 2892 · 77th pct

Interceptions#132 / 862 · 74th pct

Passes defended#755 / 2892 · 67th pct

Tackles for loss#1063 / 2892 · 61st pct

3.0

Sacks#1455 / 2892 · 25th pct

0.0

QB hurries#1536 / 2892 · 23rd pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	3.7	0.3	0.0	0.0
Road7g	3.1	0.1	0.0	0.3

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-78g	3.4	0.1	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	3.5	0.3	0.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Ryan Day

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

52 · #154 of 327 corners

Former four-star. Now #154 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Ohio State	48	37	3.0	2	2	--
2023	Ohio State	24	18	3.0	8	1	--
2022	Ohio State	29	21	2.0	5	--	--
2021	Ohio State	37	28	0.0	12	1	--
Career		138	104	8.0	27	4	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2024

W 41–21

at Oregon

2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL

With W. Howard — 319 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 97.7 · -3 rush yds (5 car) · J. McGuire — 40 AVG · 47 LONG · 5 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 52-6vs Akron	4	2	0.0	1	0
Wk 4	W 49-14vs Marshall	6	4	0.0	—	0	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 5	W 38-7@ Michigan State	3	1	0.0	1	0
Wk 6	W 35-7vs Iowa	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 31-32@ Oregon	5	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 21-17vs Nebraska	6	5	2.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 20-13@ Penn State	2	1	0.0	—	1
Wk 11	W 45-0vs Purdue	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 31-7@ Northwestern	5	5	0.0	—	1
Wk 13	W 38-15vs Indiana	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	L 10-13vs Michigan	4	4	0.0	—	0
Bowl	W 41-21@ Oregon	2	1	1.0	—	0
Bowl	W 28-14@ Texas	2	2	0.0	—	0
Bowl	W 34-23@ Notre Dame	3	3	0.0	—	0
Total		48	37	3.0	2	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology