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Denzel Burke

CB·Arizona Cardinals
Tier 4Round 5, pick 174 in 2025
Updated November 10, 2026
83.1
Model Score
Up from 80.8 last year
Trade value ·a late 2nd

Recruited

Class of 2021 · Athlete · High school: Saguaro, Scottsdale, AZ

Recruiting sites
★★★★★
No. 199 in the nation. Composite 0.9213, the recruiting sites' average
Offers
Partial list
None on record beyond his commitment
Committed to

Partial offer list. Offer lists for the 2021 class are partial everywhere we can read them: we hold 3 or more offers for 43 of 3,366 recruits, and we grade only those boards.

College: Ohio State 2021-24

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Our College Grade

90.7 MODEL
2021
71.8
2022
58.2
2023
70.3
2024
60.9
Ranked #913 among CB

How good he was in college at what his position is supposed to do, out of 100. Scored against everyone else at his position, adjusted for the level he played at. This is not his NFL grade.

College Production

Ohio State · Big Ten

SeasonTklTFLSacksHurPDINTPos Rk
20213700.00121143
20222920.005264
20232430.0081135
20244830.0022186

The seasons in our college data. It does not always reach back to a player's first year.

Scouting Report

Ohio State · 2025 draft class

Burke is a technically refined cornerback with excellent athletic traits and coverage skills. He possesses outstanding speed and change-of-direction ability, allowing him to match up with receivers in man coverage and recover when initially beaten. Burke shows good route recognition, anticipating breaks and closing quickly on underneath routes. His ball skills continue to develop, showing better timing and play on the ball in the air. Burke tackles with good form, breaking down in space and taking proper angles in pursuit.

Strengths

  • Speed
  • technique
  • change-of-direction ability
  • route recognition
  • recovery speed
  • man coverage ability
  • tackling form
  • competitive toughness

Concerns

  • Still developing ball production skills
  • occasional false steps in transition
  • needs to improve consistency in zone coverage
  • can enhance play strength against physical receivers

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