Denzel Burke: CB · Ohio State · #10.
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Denzel Burke
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Fourth year in the Ohio State secondary. That makes three seasons with an honor, the latest All-Big Ten in 2024. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Nebraska — Week 9, 2024.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 2 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Los Angeles Times Nov 1
Eleven Warriors Oct 29Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-6vs Akron | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-14vs Marshall | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 38-7@ Michigan State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-7vs Iowa | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-32@ No. 3 Oregon | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 21-17vs Nebraska | 6 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 20-13@ No. 3 Penn State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-0vs Purdue | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-7vs Northwestern | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-15vs No. 5 Indiana | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 10-13vs Michigan | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 41-21vs No. 1 Oregon | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 28-14vs No. 4 Texas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 34-23vs No. 3 Notre Dame | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 37 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
Week 9 · 2024
W 21-17
vs Nebraska
2 tackles for loss · 6 tackles · 5 solo tackles
A close one, won by 4 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
48tackles this season48 tackles · 3 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
4 seasons under Ryan Day — 47-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 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
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Pass share
46.5%
455 pass / 523 run
Plays / game
61.1
16 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
470 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #154 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Ohio State, 138 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2023) — drafted at #174 overall by the Arizona Cardinals.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Ryan Day.
Next stop · NFL
Arizona CardinalsEntering 2nd NFL season
Arizona CardinalsEntering 2nd NFL season
