Arizona Cardinals · CB (DB) · 8 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Ohio State (2025 Round 5, Pick 174)

Denzel Burke

56.5
Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #96 of 218 qualified DBs
Combined tackles
2419 solo · 5 ast
Sacks & QB hits
00 QB hits
Tackles for loss
00 forced fumbles
Coverage
7 PD · 1 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps
43354.1 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play
+0.179Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Denzel Burke among the 218 qualified defensive backs: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

  1. Lake94.1
  2. Hooker92.2
  3. Williams91.1
  4. Robertson89.2
  5. Battle88.4
  6. Reed87.6
  7. Lassiter86.2
  8. Jones85.2
  9. Parrish84.6
  10. Burke#9656.5
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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 218 qualified DBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per game, regressed30% weight · Raw 0.91 → Shrunk 49.08
62thpercentile
Coverage disruptions per game16% weight · Raw 0.03 → Shrunk 0.70
86thpercentile
Weighted defensive disruption per game22% weight · Raw 0.08 → Shrunk 4.79
42thpercentile
Coverage disruption rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 3.1% → Shrunk 2.1%
93thpercentile
Solo tackle rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 4.0% → Shrunk 3.7%
45thpercentile
Combined tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 5.1% → Shrunk 5.1%
23thpercentile
Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.179 → Shrunk +0.079
4thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Denzel Burke. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

WeekDateMatchupResultTacklesSoloSacksTFLQB hitsPDINTDef. snaps
Week 1Sep 13, 2026@ LACW 26-14440000044
Week 2Sep 20, 2026vs SEAL 7-31110000059
Week 3Sep 27, 2026@ SFL 30-36220002053
Week 4Oct 4, 2026@ NYGL 24-36210001157
Week 5Oct 11, 2026vs DETL 21-45620000063
Week 6Oct 18, 2026@ LAW 18-16110000046
Week 7Oct 25, 2026vs DENL 16-30440002060
Week 8Nov 1, 2026@ DALW 33-30440002051

College to the NFL: Ohio State to Arizona Cardinals

Verified identity bridge linking Denzel Burke's college regular-season tackles at Ohio State to official NFL game lines.

Ohio State (College tackles)

342021
292022
192023
412024
174174th pick
2025 Draft

ARI (NFL tackles)

482025
242026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 2 seasons.

SeasonClubGTacklesSoloAstSacksTFLQBHPDINTFFDef. snaps
2025ARI174833150201130679
2026 (so far)ARI824195000710433

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