
Quarterback, LSU (from Ohio State), 2014–19
Joe Burrow
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 216 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- The Plains, OH
- Born
- Dec 10, 1996, in Ames, Iowa
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Joe Burrow played quarterback at Ohio State (2014–17) and LSU (2018–19). He was the quarterback of the 2019 national champions (15–0). He won the 2019 Heisman Trophy, the 2019 Davey O’Brien Award, the 2019 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, the 2019 Lombardi Award and the 2019 Manning Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 2019. The Cincinnati Bengals took Burrow first overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
493passing yards, career highvs. Oklahoma, 20197touchdown passes, career highvs. Oklahoma, 2019100rushing yards, career highat Texas A&M, 20183rushing touchdowns, career highat Texas A&M, 2018Honors
- 2019Heisman Trophy
- 2019Quarterback of the national champions (15–0)
- 2019Davey O’Brien Award
- 2019Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
- 2019Lombardi Award
- 2019Manning Award
- 2019Maxwell Award
- 2019Walter Camp Award
- 2019AP College Football Player of the Year
- 2019Sporting News College Football Player of the Year
- 2019Consensus All‑American
- 2019SEC Offensive Player of the Year
- 2019First-team All-SEC
- 2019National leader in passer rating (202.0)
- 2019National leader in passing touchdowns (60)
- 2019National leader in passing yards (5671)
- 2019National leader in total offense (6,039)
- 2019National leader in total offense per game (402.6)
Team titles: National champions, 2014 and 2019 (Ohio State); Big Ten champions, 2014 and 2017; SEC champions, 2019
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ohio State | 22 | 28 | 78.6 | 226 | 8.1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | Ohio State | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 61 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | LSU | 219 | 379 | 57.8 | 2,893 | 7.6 | 16 | 5 |
| 2019 | LSU | 402 | 527 | 76.3 | 5,671 | 10.8 | 60 | 6 |
| Career | 650 | 945 | 68.8 | 8,851 | 9.4 | 78 | 11 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ohio State | 12 | 58 | 4.8 | 1 | 12 |
| 2017 | Ohio State | 3 | −5 | −1.7 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | LSU | 128 | 399 | 3.1 | 7 | 59 |
| 2019 | LSU | 115 | 369 | 3.2 | 5 | 29 |
| Career | 258 | 821 | 3.2 | 13 | 59 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ohio State | 9 | QB | |||
| 2015 | Ohio State | 9 | QB | RS | ||
| 2016 | Ohio State | 9 | QB | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Ohio State | 9 | QB | So. | ||
| 2018 | LSU | 9 | QB | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | LSU | 9 | QB | Sr. | 6′4″ | 216 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ohio State | 40 | 0.56 | – | – | 22.3 | 10% | – | – |
| 2017 | Ohio State | 14 | -0.30 | – | – | -4.2 | – | – | – |
| 2018 | LSU | 506 | 0.27 | 55th (n=160) | 0.26 | 135.6 | 52% | 0.40 | 0.31 |
| 2019 | LSU | 637 | 0.62 | 99th (n=155) | 0.27 | 395.8 | 58% | 0.84 | 0.35 |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2019 LSU 15 games, 5,671 passing yards, 60 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 55–3 | 23 | 27 | 278 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 7 | at | W 45–38 | 31 | 39 | 471 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 65–14 | 21 | 24 | 373 | 2 | 1 | 30 |
| Sep 21 | at | W 66–38 | 25 | 34 | 398 | 6 | 0 | −20 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 42–6 | 27 | 38 | 344 | 5 | 1 | 42 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 42–28 | 21 | 24 | 293 | 3 | 0 | 43 |
| Oct 19 | at | W 36–13 | 25 | 32 | 327 | 4 | 0 | −11 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 23–20 | 32 | 42 | 321 | 1 | 1 | 31 |
| Nov 9 | at | W 46–41 | 31 | 39 | 393 | 3 | 0 | 64 |
| Nov 16 | at | W 58–37 | 32 | 42 | 489 | 5 | 2 | 26 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 56–20 | 23 | 28 | 327 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 50–7 | 23 | 32 | 352 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Dec 7 | vs. | W 37–10 | 28 | 38 | 349 | 4 | 0 | 41 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | W 63–28 | 29 | 39 | 493 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
| Jan 13 ✦ | vs. | W 42–25 | 31 | 49 | 463 | 5 | 0 | 58 |
2018 LSU 13 games, 2,893 passing yards, 16 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 33–17 | 11 | 24 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 31–0 | 10 | 20 | 151 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| Sep 15 | at | W 22–21 | 15 | 34 | 249 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 38–21 | 16 | 28 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 45–16 | 18 | 25 | 292 | 3 | 0 | 96 |
| Oct 6 | at | L 19–27 | 19 | 34 | 191 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| Oct 13 | vs. | W 36–16 | 15 | 30 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| Oct 20 | vs. | W 19–3 | 16 | 28 | 129 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Nov 3 | vs. | L 0–29 | 18 | 35 | 184 | 0 | 1 | −7 |
| Nov 10 | at | W 24–17 | 15 | 21 | 195 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 42–10 | 20 | 28 | 307 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| Nov 24 | at | L 72–74 | 25 | 38 | 270 | 3 | 0 | 100 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 40–32 | 21 | 34 | 394 | 4 | 1 | 24 |
2017 Ohio State 5 games, 61 passing yards
2016 Ohio State 5 games, 226 passing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 77–10 | 6 | 8 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 48–3 | – | – | – | – | – | 10 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 58–0 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 62–3 | 6 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Nov 12 | at | W 62–3 | 6 | 9 | 75 | 1 | 0 | −5 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3½″ |
| Weight | 221 lb |
| Arm length | 30⅞″ |
| Hand size | 9″ |
| Wingspan | 74″W |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 82 games with a stat; latest team: Cincinnati Bengals.
Pro Bowls: 3 (2022, 2024–25)
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 264 | 404 | 2,688 | 13 | 5 | 142 |
| 2021 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 366 | 520 | 4,611 | 34 | 14 | 118 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 414 | 606 | 4,475 | 35 | 12 | 257 |
| 2023 | Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 244 | 365 | 2,309 | 15 | 6 | 88 |
| 2024 | Cincinnati Bengals | 17 | 460 | 652 | 4,918 | 43 | 9 | 201 |
| 2025 | Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 173 | 259 | 1,809 | 17 | 5 | 41 |
| 2026 (so far) | Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 135 | 189 | 1,361 | 11 | 3 | 48 |
| NFL career | 82 | 2,056 | 2,995 | 22,171 | 168 | 54 | 895 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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