Grading the Arizona Cardinals' pick of Oregon EDGE Jordan Burch in Round 3
Grading the Arizona Cardinals' pick of Oregon EDGE Jordan Burch in Round 3 While the name was a surprise, the pick was solid.
The Arizona Cardinals added to their outside linebacker room on Friday, selecting Oregon EDGE Jordan Burch. It was their third consecutive defensive player drafted in three picks.
He is big at 6-4 and 279 pounds. He had 8.5 sacks, 11 tackles for loss and six tipped passes in 10 games in 2024.
What grade do the Cardinals get for drafting him with the 78th pick in the draft?
Arizona Cardinals draft grades: EDGE Jordan Burch
In a deep edge rusher class, it was a good plan for the Cardinals to get one on Day 1 or Day 2. You have to wonder if Burch ended up being Plan B, as the Carolina Panthers traded up to the pick right before the Cardinals and selected Ole Miss EDGE Princely Umanmielen.
But Burch has size and moves really well. He was very productive in 2024 on a good team in a major conference.
In terms of the EDGE guys on the board, he was as good as the guys left on the board. Because of his size, he give some possible positional versatility to be able to slide inside a bit.
So the question is whether or not there was a better prospect at a different position. With Iowa State receiver Jaylin Noel going with the very next pick, you wonder if he would have been a good fit. He had the speed and production, but the Cardinals have only added six-foot or taller receivers since 2023, so Noel, at 5-foot-10.
So as third-round picks go, Burch is a good one.
Grade: A-minus
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