Denzel Burke holds the RCB · Starter spot in Arizona Cardinals’s cornerback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Denzel Burke played 17 games in 2025 with a 58% snap share.

Denzel Burke is a right cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals after being selected 174th overall in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft from Ohio State. The 23-year-old from Phoenix appeared in all 17 games as a rookie with eight starts, recording 47 tackles, three interceptions, and 11 passes defensed—both team highs. Burke became the first Cardinals rookie since Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie in 2008 to post 3+ interceptions and 10+ passes defensed in a season, and only the fourth Cardinals player to record three interceptions as a rookie since the franchise moved to Arizona in 1988.

Ohio State2021 – 2024

Cardinals2025 — present

CollegeOhio StateDraftRound 5 · No. 174 overall · 2025 · ARIHometownPhoenix, AZ