Background

Travis Burke attended South Broward High School in South Florida, where his father served as his offensive line coach, and starred at tackle, defensive end, and long snapper while earning Class 7A All-State honors as a senior. He also played baseball — pitching a 2.19 ERA with 19 strikeouts in roughly 16 innings as a varsity pitcher and first baseman. He grew nearly ten inches between his freshman and senior seasons. A three-star recruit, he signed with Gardner-Webb and spent his first two seasons there before transferring to FIU to be closer to home, then played his final season at Memphis in 2025 under assistant offensive line coach David Diehl, the two-time Super Bowl champion. He earned First-Team All-AAC at right tackle. With experience at both tackle spots and some guard, he ended his collegiate career starting 33 games for three different schools. He does hot yoga and Pilates with his girlfriend to maintain the flexibility that allows him to play with leverage at his extraordinary height. He declared for the 2026 NFL Draft.

Physical Attributes

Burke is another massive human being. Even being 325 lbs, it looks like he could add some more weight and it would not slow him down much. He is an easy mover, especially for someone his size, and has a ton of power. His hands are maybe the most magnet-like in the draft, and when he gets engaged, he stays that way.

Data and Tape Analysis

If you are unfamiliar with my OL radar charts, you can find more information here

Moving up from Gardner-Webb to FIU to last year at Memphis, Burke has gone from strength to strength. And when I talk about playing at a non-P4 level and needing your radar chart to look dominant, this is an example of that. PFF was obviously a huge fan of him, and after watching the tape, I can understand why.

They just do not make many people built like Burke. I want to reiterate everything in the physical section here, because it is the single most important part of why they will select him. When you combine that with the way he plays with his physical profile, and there is some interest in a player like this.

Burke does not let defenders go once he gets their hands on him. His hands are almost always in the right place, and help him control pass rushers and move run defenders. And man, he can really move some run defenders. His strong base helps him maul people further downfield.

You can also tell his dad was an offensive line coach the way his technique looks. It is all very clean; he keeps his base well, and the only thing he struggled with consistently was speed. His feet are faster than you would expect, but still heavy, so when guys with true speed go at his back foot, Burke has to work to stay alive.

Grade and Outlook

Burke looks like the platonic ideal of a swing tackle. He will execute his role to a non-disaster level and be ready in a pinch. If he were younger, he would be much higher up draft boards, but turning 24 at the end of the season, and already having high technical proficiency, his ceiling looks capped.

Grade: 5.0 (Late 3rd Rounder / Early 4th Rounder)