Jordan Burch
American football player (born 2001)
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Jordan Isaiah Askew-Burch (born October 10, 2001) is an American professional football linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks and Oregon Ducks. Burch was selected by the Cardinals in the third round of the 2025 NFL draft.
Florence, South Carolina, U.S.
Burch with the South Carolina Gamecocks in 2022 | |
| No. 52 – Arizona Cardinals | |
|---|---|
| Position | Linebacker |
| Roster status | Active |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 10, 2001 Florence, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 280 lb (127 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Hammond (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| College | South Carolina (2020–2022) Oregon (2023–2024) |
| NFL draft | 2025: 3rd round, 78th overall pick |
| Career history | |
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| Awards and highlights | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Early life
Burch attended Wilson High School in Florence, South Carolina, as a freshman, before transferring to the Hammond School in Columbia, South Carolina for the remainder of his high school career.[1] He was selected to the play in the 2020 Under Armour All-America Game, where he was selected as a captain. A five-star recruit, Burch committed to play college football at the University of South Carolina.[2][3][4]
College career
Burch played in eight games as a true freshman at South Carolina in 2020 and had 10 tackles.[5] In 2021, he started one of 13 games, recording 26 tackles, one sack and one interception he returned 61 yards for a touchdown.[6][7] In 2022, started all 13 games and finished with 60 tackles and 3.5 sacks.[8] After the season, Burch entered the transfer portal and transferred to the University of Oregon.[9][10]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 4+1⁄8 in (1.93 m) | 279 lb (127 kg) | 33 in (0.84 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 4.67 s | 1.66 s | 2.75 s | ||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[11][12] | ||||||||||||
Burch was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round, 78th overall, of the 2025 NFL draft.[13]