Joe Burrow at LSU
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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

Best season
5,671
Passing yards, 2019 (LSU, 15–⁠0)
Best game
493 yards
Vs. Oklahoma, bowl season 2019: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In FBS in passing touchdowns, 2019
Drafted
No. 1
Overall, 2020 NFL Draft (Cincinnati Bengals)

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, 2018

Honors

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

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2016Ohio State222878.62268.120
2017Ohio State71163.6615.500
2018LSU21937957.82,8937.6165
2019LSU40252776.35,67110.8606
Career65094568.88,8519.47811

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Ohio State12584.8112
2017Ohio State3−5−1.704
2018LSU1283993.1759
2019LSU1153693.2529
Career2588213.21359

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Ohio State9QB
2015Ohio State9QBRS
2016Ohio State9QBFr.
2017Ohio State9QBSo.
2018LSU9QBJr.
2019LSU9QBSr.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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2016Ohio State400.56––22.310%––
2017Ohio State14-0.30––-4.2–––
2018LSU5060.2755th (n=160)0.26135.652%0.400.31
2019LSU6370.6299th (n=155)0.27395.858%0.840.35

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
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.Georgia SouthernW 55–⁠32327278502
Sep 7atTexasW 45–⁠383139471418
Sep 14vs.Northwestern StateW 65–⁠1421243732130
Sep 21atVanderbiltW 66–⁠38253439860−20
Oct 5vs.Utah StateW 42–⁠627383445142
Oct 12vs.FloridaW 42–⁠2821242933043
Oct 19atMississippi StateW 36–⁠13253232740−11
Oct 26vs.AuburnW 23–⁠2032423211131
Nov 9atAlabamaW 46–⁠4131393933064
Nov 16atOle MissW 58–⁠3732424895226
Nov 23vs.ArkansasW 56–⁠2023283273024
Nov 30vs.Texas A&MW 50–⁠72332352309
Dec 7vs.GeorgiaW 37–⁠1028383494041
Dec 28 ✦vs.OklahomaW 63–⁠2829394937022
Jan 13 ✦vs.ClemsonW 42–⁠2531494635058
2018 LSU 13 games, 2,893 passing yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.MiamiW 33–⁠1711241400014
Sep 8vs.SE LouisianaW 31–⁠010201512020
Sep 15atAuburnW 22–⁠2115342491022
Sep 22vs.Louisiana TechW 38–⁠211628191002
Sep 29vs.Ole MissW 45–⁠1618252923096
Oct 6atFloridaL 19–⁠2719341910222
Oct 13vs.GeorgiaW 36–⁠1615302000066
Oct 20vs.Mississippi StateW 19–⁠31628129018
Nov 3vs.AlabamaL 0–⁠29183518401−7
Nov 10atArkansasW 24–⁠1715211951015
Nov 17vs.RiceW 42–⁠1020283072017
Nov 24atTexas A&ML 72–⁠74253827030100
Jan 1 ✦vs.UCFW 40–⁠3221343944124
2017 Ohio State 5 games, 61 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 23vs.UNLVW 54–⁠21443700–
Sep 30atRutgersW 56–⁠0222000–
Oct 14atNebraskaW 56–⁠14134005
Nov 4atIowaL 24–⁠55––––––
Nov 18vs.IllinoisW 52–⁠1402000−10
2016 Ohio State 5 games, 226 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.Bowling GreenW 77–⁠1068681019
Sep 10vs.TulsaW 48–⁠3–––––10
Oct 1vs.RutgersW 58–⁠045210021
Nov 5vs.NebraskaW 62–⁠366620013
Nov 12atMarylandW 62–⁠3697510−5

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2020
Height6′3½″
Weight221 lb
Arm length30⅞″
Hand size9″
Wingspan74″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)

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2020Cincinnati Bengals102644042,688135142
2021Cincinnati Bengals163665204,6113414118
2022Cincinnati Bengals164146064,4753512257
2023Cincinnati Bengals102443652,30915688
2024Cincinnati Bengals174606524,918439201
2025Cincinnati Bengals81732591,80917541
2026 (so far)Cincinnati Bengals51351891,36111348
NFL career822,0562,99522,17116854895

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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