Joe Burrow "Knows What He Wants"
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Joe Burrow
Overall rank
QB4
2022
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 221 lbs
- Hand Size
- 9 "
- Draft Pick
- 1.01 2020
- College
- LSU
- Age
- 26.4
Overall rank
QB4
2022
Workout Metrics
4.82
55th
Pro Day 4.77
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40-Yard Dash
Burst Score
Agility Score
Throw Velocity
Wonderlic Score
High School Workouts
80
31st
40-Time
Speed Score
Vertical Jump
20 Yard Shuttle
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Joe Burrow Bio & Season Stats
| Year Year | Games Played Games | Pass Attempts Atts | Passing Yards Pass Yds | Completion Percentage Comp % | Yards Per Attempt YPA | Rushing Yards Rush Yds | Passing Touchdowns Pass TD | Fantasy Points Per Game Fantasy Pts/Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 17 | 610 | 4527 | 68.5% | 7.4 | 259 (5 td) | 36 | 21.7 (#4) |
| 2021 | 16 | 520 | 4611 | 70.4% | 8.9 | 118 (2 td) | 34 | 20.5 (#10) |
| 2020 | 10 | 404 | 2688 | 65.3% | 6.7 | 142 (3 td) | 13 | 17.9 (#18) |
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College QBR94.9 (99th)
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College YPA10.8 (97th)
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Breakout Age21.7 (22nd)
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Joe Burrow Advanced Stats & Metrics
Passing Opportunity
| Pass Attempts Pass Atts | Deep Ball Attempts Deep Ball Atts | Red Zone Attempts Red Zone Atts | Team Pass Plays Per Game Team Pass Plays P/G | Pace of Play | Game Script | Protection Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 610 (35.9 p/g) | 54 (3.2 p/g) | 96 (5.6 p/g) | 35.9 | 2.06 | +2.41 | 84.5% |
| #5 | #13 | #5 | #7 | #16 | #5 | #13 |
Passing Productivity
| Passing Yards | Air Yards | Money Throws | Pressured Throws | Danger Plays | Interceptable Passes | Passing TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4527 (266.3 p/g) | 4239 (249.4 p/g) | 17 | 67 | 24 | 22 | 36 (5.9% rate) |
| #5 | #11 | #16 | #18 | #22 | #14 | #2 |
Efficiency
| Yards Per Attempt YPA | Adjusted Yards Per Attempt (AY/A) AY/A | Air Yards Per Attempt | Best Ball Points Added Best Ball Pts Added | Fantasy Points Per Dropback Fantasy Points Per Dropback | Fantasy Points Per Game Fantasy Points P/G | Expected Fantasy Points Per Game Expected Fantasy Points P/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.4 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 84.3 (5.0 p/g) | 0.57 | 21.7 | 18.4 (+3.30 diff) |
| #10 | #7 | #27 | #4 | #9 | #4 | #9 |
Efficiency
| Accuracy Rating | True Completion Percentage True Comp % | Deep Ball Completion Percentage Deep Ball Comp % | Pressured Completion Percentage Pressure Comp % | Play-action Completion Percentage Play-action Comp % | Red Zone Completion Percentage Red Zone Comp % | Clean Pocket Completion Percentage Clean Pocket Comp % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.3 | 72.8% | 38.9% | 40.3% | 56.0% | 59.4% | 72.0% |
| #1 | #6 | #12 | #19 | #29 | #9 | #6 |
Efficiency
| True Passer Rating | QBR | Expected Points Added (EPA) EPA | Production Premium | Receiver Target Separation | Receiver Yards After Catch Per Target Receiver YAC Per Target | Dropped Passes Drops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100.6 | 58.5 | +137.2 | -1.2 | 1.88 | 3.58 | 26 (1.53 p/g) |
| #3 | #10 | #6 | #23 | #47 | #24 | #10 |
Advanced Accuracy
| Red Zone Accuracy Rating Red Zone Accuracy Rating | Deep Ball Accuracy Rating Deep Ball Accuracy Rating | Under Pressure Accuracy Rating Pressured Accuracy Rating | Clean Pocket Accuracy Rating Clean Pocket Accuracy Rating | Deep Ball Catchable Pass Rate Deep Ball Catchable Pass Rate | Pressured Catchable Pass Rate Pressured Catchable Pass Rate | Catchable Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.4 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 64.8% | 52.1% | 73.9% |
| #5 | #2 | #7 | #5 | #7 | #28 | #34 |
Man vs Zone Coverage
| Man Coverage Throw Rate | Completion Percentage vs Man Comp % vs Man | Completion Percentage vs Zone Comp % vs Zone | Passer Rating vs Man | Passer Rating vs Zone | Accuracy Rating vs Man | Accuracy Rating vs Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63.6% (36.4% vs zone) | 61.1% | 73.5% | 107.1 | 93.1 | 7.9 | 8.1 |
| #2 | #15 | #6 | #2 | #15 | #2 | #4 |
Advanced Rushing
| Carries | Carries Per Game | Red Zone Carries | RZ Carries Per Game RZ Carries P/G | Rushing Yards | Rush Yards Per Game Rush Yards P/G | Rush TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | 4.5 | 20 | 1.2 | 259 | 15.2 | 5 |
| #7 | #14 | #5 | #10 | #12 | #28 | #5 |
Passing Opportunity
| Pass Attempts Pass Atts | Deep Ball Attempts Deep Ball Atts | Red Zone Attempts Red Zone Atts | Team Pass Plays Per Game Team Pass Plays P/G | Pace of Play | Game Script | Protection Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 520 (32.5 p/g) | 65 (4.1 p/g) | 60 (3.8 p/g) | 32.7 | 1.88 | +0.32 | 75.6% |
| #15 | #12 | #17 | #17 | #31 | #14 | #31 |
Passing Productivity
| Passing Yards | Air Yards | Money Throws | Pressured Throws | Danger Plays | Interceptable Passes | Passing TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4611 (288.2 p/g) | 4198 (262.4 p/g) | 36 | 104 | 23 | 21 | 34 (6.5% rate) |
| #6 | #11 | #6 | #12 | #26 | #24 | #8 |
Efficiency
| Yards Per Attempt YPA | Adjusted Yards Per Attempt (AY/A) AY/A | Air Yards Per Attempt | Best Ball Points Added Best Ball Pts Added | Fantasy Points Per Dropback Fantasy Points Per Dropback | Fantasy Points Per Game Fantasy Points P/G | Expected Fantasy Points Per Game Expected Fantasy Points P/G |
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| 8.9 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 61.7 (3.9 p/g) | 0.58 | 20.5 | 19.7 (+0.82 diff) |
| #1 | #2 | #14 | #9 | #6 | #10 | #9 |
Efficiency
| Accuracy Rating | True Completion Percentage True Comp % | Deep Ball Completion Percentage Deep Ball Comp % | Pressured Completion Percentage Pressure Comp % | Play-action Completion Percentage Play-action Comp % | Red Zone Completion Percentage Red Zone Comp % | Clean Pocket Completion Percentage Clean Pocket Comp % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | 74.8% | 43.1% | 47.1% | 57.8% | 63.3% | 76.2% |
| #4 | #2 | #8 | #14 | #25 | #3 | #1 |
Efficiency
| True Passer Rating | QBR | Expected Points Added (EPA) EPA | Production Premium | Receiver Target Separation | Receiver Yards After Catch Per Target Receiver YAC Per Target | Dropped Passes Drops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109.0 | 54.4 | +190.1 | +23.0 | 1.83 | 4.25 | 22 (1.38 p/g) |
| #2 | #10 | #2 | #1 | #12 | #3 | #20 |
Advanced Accuracy
| Red Zone Accuracy Rating Red Zone Accuracy Rating | Deep Ball Accuracy Rating Deep Ball Accuracy Rating | Under Pressure Accuracy Rating Pressured Accuracy Rating | Clean Pocket Accuracy Rating Clean Pocket Accuracy Rating | Deep Ball Catchable Pass Rate Deep Ball Catchable Pass Rate | Pressured Catchable Pass Rate Pressured Catchable Pass Rate | Catchable Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 68.8% | 75.6% | 81.7% |
| #5 | #1 | #1 | #10 | #3 | #1 | #6 |
Man vs Zone Coverage
| Man Coverage Throw Rate | Completion Percentage vs Man Comp % vs Man | Completion Percentage vs Zone Comp % vs Zone | Passer Rating vs Man | Passer Rating vs Zone | Accuracy Rating vs Man | Accuracy Rating vs Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55.5% (44.5% vs zone) | 65.5% | 73.4% | 121.9 | 118.3 | 7.8 | 8.0 |
| #13 | #4 | #9 | #3 | #6 | #6 | #12 |
Advanced Rushing
| Carries | Carries Per Game | Red Zone Carries | RZ Carries Per Game RZ Carries P/G | Rushing Yards | Rush Yards Per Game Rush Yards P/G | Rush TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 2.5 | 9 | 0.6 | 118 | 7.4 | 2 |
| #21 | #30 | #17 | #28 | #26 | #35 | #14 |
Passing Opportunity
| Pass Attempts Pass Atts | Deep Ball Attempts Deep Ball Atts | Red Zone Attempts Red Zone Atts | Team Pass Plays Per Game Team Pass Plays P/G | Pace of Play | Game Script | Protection Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 404 | 45 (4.5 p/g) | 53 (5.3 p/g) | 36.3 | 1.95 | -3.81 | 81.0% |
| #22 | #21 | #23 | #37 | #27 | #55 | #26 |
Passing Productivity
| Passing Yards | Air Yards | Money Throws | Pressured Throws | Danger Plays | Interceptable Passes | Passing TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2688 (268.8 p/g) | 3311 (331.1 p/g) | 11 | 84 | 25 | 15 | 13 (3.2% rate) |
| #23 | #22 | #26 | #24 | #22 | #28 | #26 |
Efficiency
| Yards Per Attempt YPA | Adjusted Yards Per Attempt (AY/A) AY/A | Air Yards Per Attempt | Best Ball Points Added Best Ball Pts Added | Fantasy Points Per Dropback Fantasy Points Per Dropback | Fantasy Points Per Game Fantasy Points P/G | Expected Fantasy Points Per Game Expected Fantasy Points P/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.7 | 6.2 | 8.2 | 17.5 (1.8 p/g) | 0.41 | 17.9 | 22.59 (-3.98 diff) |
| #26 | #25 | #12 | #21 | #29 | #18 | #6 |
Efficiency
| Accuracy Rating | True Completion Percentage True Comp % | Deep Ball Completion Percentage Deep Ball Comp % | Pressured Completion Percentage Pressure Comp % | Play-action Completion Percentage Play-action Comp % | Red Zone Completion Percentage Red Zone Comp % | Clean Pocket Completion Percentage Clean Pocket Comp % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.6 | 68.9% | 20.0% | 25.0% | 61.2% | 52.8% | 75.9% |
| #10 | #32 | #36 | #36 | #31 | #27 | #11 |
Efficiency
| True Passer Rating | QBR | Expected Points Added (EPA) EPA | Production Premium | Receiver Target Separation | Receiver Yards After Catch Per Target Receiver YAC Per Target | Dropped Passes Drops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83.8 | 57.2 | +67.0 | -8.0 | 1.24 | 3.08 | 10 (1.00 p/g) |
| #23 | #24 | #20 | #43 | #77 | #57 | #34 |
Advanced Accuracy
| Red Zone Accuracy Rating Red Zone Accuracy Rating | Deep Ball Accuracy Rating Deep Ball Accuracy Rating | Under Pressure Accuracy Rating Pressured Accuracy Rating | Clean Pocket Accuracy Rating Clean Pocket Accuracy Rating | Deep Ball Catchable Pass Rate Deep Ball Catchable Pass Rate | Pressured Catchable Pass Rate Pressured Catchable Pass Rate | Catchable Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 8.0 | 45.5% | 40.8% | 78.0% |
| #23 | #24 | #32 | #11 | #31 | #34 | #14 |
Advanced Rushing
| Carries | Carries Per Game | Red Zone Carries | RZ Carries Per Game RZ Carries P/G | Rushing Yards | Rush Yards Per Game Rush Yards P/G | Rush TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 3.7 | 10 | 1.0 | 142 | 14.2 | 3 |
| #20 | #15 | #12 | #11 | #23 | - | #11 |
| Week Wk | Opponent Opp | Attempts Attempts | Completion Percentage Completion Percentage | Passing Yards Passing Yards | Yards Per Attempt Yards Per Attempt | Passing Touchdowns Passing Touchdowns | Rushing Yards Rushing Yards | Rushing Touchdowns Rushing Touchdowns | Fantasy Points Fantasy Points |
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| 1 | PIT | 53 | 62.3% | 338 (359 air) | 6.4 | 2 (4 int) | 47 | 0 | 22.2 (#6) |
| 2 | DAL | 36 | 66.7% | 199 (206 air) | 5.5 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 16.6 (#15) |
| 3 | NYJ | 36 | 63.9% | 275 (304 air) | 7.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 (#5) |
| 4 | MIA | 31 | 64.5% | 287 (304 air) | 9.3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 20.1 (#11) |
| 5 | BAL | 35 | 68.6% | 217 (173 air) | 6.2 | 1 (1 int) | 6 | 1 | 18.3 (#8) |
| 6 | NO | 37 | 75.7% | 300 (239 air) | 8.1 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 32.5 (#1) |
| 7 | ATL | 42 | 81.0% | 481 (363 air) | 11.5 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 39.2 (#1) |
| 8 | CLE | 35 | 71.4% | 232 (170 air) | 6.6 | 2 (1 int) | 2 | 0 | 14.5 (#22) |
| 9 | CAR | 28 | 78.6% | 206 (175 air) | 7.4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 19.1 (#7) |
| 11 | PIT | 39 | 61.5% | 355 (303 air) | 9.1 | 4 (2 int) | 5 | 0 | 28.7 (#1) |
| 12 | TEN | 37 | 59.5% | 270 (251 air) | 7.3 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 18.0 (#14) |
| 13 | KC | 31 | 80.6% | 286 (231 air) | 9.2 | 2 | 46 | 1 | 30.0 (#2) |
| 14 | CLE | 33 | 54.5% | 239 (225 air) | 7.2 | 2 (1 int) | 10 | 0 | 17.6 (#13) |
| 15 | TB | 39 | 69.2% | 200 (209 air) | 5.1 | 4 (1 int) | 8 | 0 | 25.8 (#6) |
| 16 | NE | 52 | 76.9% | 375 (335 air) | 7.2 | 3 (2 int) | 5 | 0 | 25.5 (#3) |
| 17 | BUF | 4 | 100.0% | 52 | 13.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.3 (#28) |
| 18 | BAL | 42 | 59.5% | 215 (392 air) | 5.1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 11.6 (#18) |
| 19 | BAL | 32 | 71.9% | 209 (196 air) | 6.5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 21.3 (#8) |
| 20 | BUF | 36 | 63.9% | 242 (259 air) | 6.7 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 20.8 (#2) |
| 21 | KC | 41 | 63.4% | 270 (265 air) | 6.6 | 1 (2 int) | 30 | 0 | 15.8 (#2) |
| Week Wk | Opponent Opp | Attempts Attempts | Completion Percentage Completion Percentage | Passing Yards Passing Yards | Yards Per Attempt Yards Per Attempt | Passing Touchdowns Passing Touchdowns | Rushing Yards Rushing Yards | Rushing Touchdowns Rushing Touchdowns | Fantasy Points Fantasy Points |
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| 1 | MIN | 27 | 74.1% | 261 (225 air) | 9.7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18.6 (#18) |
| 2 | CHI | 30 | 63.3% | 207 (227 air) | 6.9 | 2 (3 int) | 0 | 0 | 13.3 (#25) |
| 3 | PIT | 18 | 77.8% | 172 (159 air) | 9.6 | 3 (1 int) | 7 | 0 | 18.6 (#17) |
| 4 | JAX | 32 | 78.1% | 348 (204 air) | 10.9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 22.3 (#11) |
| 5 | GB | 38 | 68.4% | 281 (262 air) | 7.4 | 2 (2 int) | 11 | 0 | 20.3 (#15) |
| 6 | DET | 29 | 65.5% | 271 (225 air) | 9.3 | 3 (1 int) | 20 | 0 | 23.8 (#8) |
| 7 | BAL | 38 | 60.5% | 416 (392 air) | 10.9 | 3 (1 int) | 0 | 0 | 27.6 (#2) |
| 8 | NYJ | 34 | 61.8% | 259 (206 air) | 7.6 | 3 (1 int) | -1 | 0 | 21.3 (#10) |
| 9 | CLE | 40 | 70.0% | 282 (378 air) | 7.1 | 0 (2 int) | 1 | 0 | 9.4 (#23) |
| 11 | LV | 29 | 69.0% | 148 (218 air) | 5.1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 9.0 (#24) |
| 12 | PIT | 24 | 83.3% | 190 (182 air) | 7.9 | 1 (1 int) | 8 | 1 | 17.4 (#11) |
| 13 | LAC | 40 | 60.0% | 300 (384 air) | 7.5 | 1 (2 int) | 6 | 1 | 18.6 (#12) |
| 14 | SF | 34 | 73.5% | 348 (289 air) | 10.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 22.2 (#8) |
| 15 | DEN | 22 | 68.2% | 157 (163 air) | 7.1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 12.8 (#17) |
| 16 | BAL | 46 | 80.4% | 525 (406 air) | 11.4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 38.1 (#1) |
| 17 | KC | 39 | 76.9% | 446 (278 air) | 11.4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 34.8 (#1) |
| 19 | LV | 34 | 70.6% | 244 (249 air) | 7.2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 17.6 (#7) |
| 20 | TEN | 37 | 75.7% | 348 (162 air) | 9.4 | 0 (1 int) | 5 | 0 | 13.4 (#5) |
| 21 | KC | 38 | 60.5% | 250 (241 air) | 6.6 | 2 (1 int) | 25 | 0 | 21.5 (#2) |
| 22 | LAR | 33 | 66.7% | 263 (217 air) | 8.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14.8 (#2) |
| Week Wk | Opponent Opp | Attempts Attempts | Completion Percentage Completion Percentage | Passing Yards Passing Yards | Yards Per Attempt Yards Per Attempt | Passing Touchdowns Passing Touchdowns | Rushing Yards Rushing Yards | Rushing Touchdowns Rushing Touchdowns | Fantasy Points Fantasy Points |
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| 1 | LAC | 36 | 63.9% | 193 (292 air) | 5.4 | 0 (1 int) | 46 | 1 | 17.3 (#20) |
| 2 | CLE | 61 | 60.7% | 316 (467 air) | 5.2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 24.5 (#10) |
| 3 | PHI | 44 | 70.5% | 312 (382 air) | 7.1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 20.4 (#13) |
| 4 | JAX | 36 | 69.4% | 300 (382 air) | 8.3 | 1 (1 int) | 11 | 0 | 16.1 (#20) |
| 5 | BAL | 30 | 63.3% | 183 (205 air) | 6.1 | 0 (1 int) | 10 | 0 | 5.3 (#29) |
| 6 | IND | 39 | 64.1% | 313 (354 air) | 8.0 | 0 (1 int) | 2 | 1 | 17.7 (#14) |
| 7 | CLE | 47 | 74.5% | 406 (349 air) | 8.6 | 3 (1 int) | 34 | 1 | 34.6 (#4) |
| 8 | TEN | 37 | 70.3% | 249 (237 air) | 6.7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.9 (#11) |
| 10 | PIT | 40 | 52.5% | 213 (349 air) | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 (#17) |
| 11 | WAS | 34 | 64.7% | 203 (294 air) | 6.0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 11.3 (#22) |
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Joe Burrow Injury History
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Knee injury
Week 17 (2021)
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MCL sprain
Preseason (2021)
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ACL/MCL/PCL/meniscus tears
Week 11 (2020)
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Joe Burrow College Stats
| Year Year | Games Games | Pass Attempts Pass Atts | Passing Yards Pass Yds | Yards Per Attempt YPA | Completion Percentage Comp % | Passing Touchdowns Pass TDs | Rushing Yards Rush Yds | Age Age | School School |
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| 2016 | 5 (QB) | 28 | 226 | 8.1 | 78.6% | 2 | 58 | 20 | Ohio State |
| 2017 | 5 (QB) | 11 | 61 | 5.5 | 63.60% | 0 | -5 | 21 | Ohio State |
| 2018 | 13 (QB) | 379 | 2,894 | 7.64 | 57.78% | 16 (5 ints) | 399 | 22 | LSU |
| 2019 | 15 (QB) | 527 | 5,671 | 10.8 | 76.28% | 60 (6 ints) | 368 | 23 | LSU |
Who is Joe Burrow
Joe Burrow’s senior season was statistically one of the greatest seasons in college history. He achieved a passer rating of 202 and a 94.9 (99th percentile) College QBR. He was then invited to the NFL combine where there was concern not for his below average 4.82 40-time or his 6’4” height, but his 9” (5th percentile) hand size. Fortunately, the Bengals looked past that and selected him with the first overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.
The Bengals named Burrow their starting quarterback in his rookie year and he broke a record for most completions by a rookie quarterback (37) in his second career start. He also became the first rookie to throw for 300 yards or more for three straight games and would go on to complete more passes than any other rookie in NFL history through eight games. Unfortunately, a brutal knee injury ended his rookie season early.
Burrow was able to complete his rehab in time to start the 2021 season. He valiantly outperformed his ADP of QB15 and finished with a fantasy ranking of QB8. In Week 16, he threw for 525 yards against the Baltimore Ravens; the fourth most passing yards in a game in NFL history, and the most ever by a Bengals quarterback. He finished the 2021 regular season No. 1 in Yards Per Attempt, No. 1 in Clean Pocket Completion Percentage, and top ten in Deep Ball Completion Percentage. Cincinnati won the AFC North division, and Burrow led the Bengals to their first Super Bowl appearance since 1988. His memorable playoff performances endeared him to fans all over, and he was given the nickname Joey Brrrr, not only for his cool-as-hell wardrobe, but for his ability to remain calm and create explosive plays in pressure-filled situations. Burrow figures to be a top 10 quarterback in the league for a long time, but it is imperative the team protect him. With Burrow signed to a rookie contract, the Bengals should be able to invest capital in their offensive line and other dynamic talent to surround him.
