Jordan Burch

Former defensive end at Oregon. 2024: 8.5 sacks, 11 tackles for loss, 29 tackles.

DE · Oregon · Sr. · #1

6′6″ · 290 lb · Columbia, SC

CFB Index 66 · #116 of 426 edge rushersMedium confidenceAll-ConferenceArizona — drafted 2025, Rd 3, Pick 14, #78 overall

Recruiting

5★

DT recruit

No. 8 nationally · Signed with South Carolina

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive end at Oregon. 2024: 8.5 sacks, 11 tackles for loss, 29 tackles.

Signed as a 5-star recruit to South Carolina in 2020.
Transferred from South Carolina to Oregon in 2023.
Drafted round 3 by the Arizona in 2025.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Oregon, 16 sacks — drafted at #78 overall by Arizona.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

20207 games

Signed with South Carolina5-star out of Hammond School

202312 games

Entered the portal

20249 games

All-Big Tenthird

2025

Drafted by Arizonaround 3, pick 78

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★★

#8 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2020–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #78

Arizona · 2025

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

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ALL-BIG TEN

All-Big Ten mention (2024)

Badges

Top-10 Recruit

Coaching lineage · 2020–2024

3 coaches

2020

Mario Cristobal

Oregon

2021

Bryan McClendon

Oregon

era →

2022–2024

Dan Lanning

Oregon

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Mario Cristobal, Bryan McClendon, and Dan Lanning. Multi-era developmental context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

ArizonaEntering 2nd NFL season

#78Rd 3 · Pick 14

ArizonaEntering 2nd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020South Carolina2-8HC: Will Muschamp · Run-leaning

2021South Carolina7-6HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning

2022South Carolina8-5HC: Shane Beamer · Balanced

2023Oregon12-2HC: Dan Lanning · Balanced

2024Oregon13-1HC: Dan Lanning · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

66Quality starter #116 of 426?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (99th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (97th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Sacks#25 / 2892 · 99th pct

8.5

Tackles for loss#76 / 2892 · 97th pct

11.0

Passes defended#225 / 2892 · 90th pct

QB hurries#255 / 2892 · 89th pct

Tackles#1432 / 2892 · 49th pct

Forced fumbles#55 / 700 · 46th pct

Solo tackles#1877 / 2892 · 33rd 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 · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	3.7	1.4	1.2	0.8
Road3g	2.3	0.8	0.3	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.3	1.2	0.8	0.5
Weeks 8+3g	3.0	1.3	1.2	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dan Lanning

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

66 · #116 of 426 edge rushers

Former five-star. Now #116 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Oregon	29	11	11.0	8.5	5	--	--
2023	Oregon	34	13	7.5	3.0	1	--	--
2022	South Carolina	56	30	7.5	3.5	3	--	--
2021	South Carolina	26	14	2.5	1.0	1	1	--
2020	South Carolina	19	9	2.5	0.0	--	--	--
Career		164	77	31.0	16.0	10	1	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 24-14vs Idaho	3	0	1.0	0.5	—	1
Wk 2	W 37-34vs Boise State	8	2	1.5	1.0	—	2	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 3	W 49-14@ Oregon State	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 34-13@ UCLA	2	2	2.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 31-10vs Michigan State	4	2	2.5	2.5	—	0	2.5 sacks
Wk 10	W 38-17@ Michigan	3	0	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 39-18vs Maryland	3	1	1.0	1.0	—	2
Wk 14	W 49-21vs Washington	3	2	2.5	2.5	—	0	2.5 sacks
Bowl	L 21-41vs Ohio State	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		29	11	11.0	8.5	—	5