Joe Burrow

Joe Burrow

Joe Burrow at the White House (2020)
Cincinnati Bengals - No. 9
Quarterback
Date of birth: December 10, 1996
Place of birth: Ames , Iowa
Height: 1.93 m	Weight: 98 kg
NFL debut
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career
College : LSU
NFL Draft : 2020 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st
Teams: Cincinnati Bengals (since 2020 )
Career highlights and awards
Heisman Trophy (2019) College Football Playoff National Championship (2019) College Football Playoff National Championship Offensive MVP (2019) Unanimous All-American (2019)
Statistics at NFL.com
Statistics at pro-football-reference.com

Joseph Lee "Joe" Burrow (* 10. December 1996 in Ames , Iowa ) is an American American football poker players at the position of quarterback . In the 2020 NFL Draft , he was selected as the overall first by the Cincinnati Bengals . He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and the LSU Tigers . In the 2019 season he won the Heisman Trophy for best college football player as well as the national championship with the Tigers, the College Football Playoff National Championship Game .

Early years

Joe Burrow's father, Jim Burrow, played college football for the University of Mississippi and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln . As a cornerback , he played three games for the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League (NFL) in 1976 before playing in the Canadian Football League (CFL), where he won the Gray Cup with the Montreal Alouettes . He also played in the CFL for the Calgary Stampeders and the Ottawa Rough Riders . He then worked as a coach in college football for decades, most recently from 2005 to 2018 as a defensive coordinator for Ohio University . Joe Burrow was born in Ames , Iowa and raised in Athens , Ohio . He attended Athens High School in nearby The Plains from autumn 2011 . In addition to football, he also played baseball and basketball there . At high school Burrow threw 11,416 yards for 157 touchdowns , he also scored 2,067 yards of space and 27 touchdowns by running play . In his last two years of high school, he got over 70 percent of his passports to their destinations. He not only played as a quarterback, but also in defense as a cornerback.

He won the Ohio Mr. Football Award for the best high school football player in his state in 2014. He was rated by 247Sports as a four-star recruit, i.e. one of the top 300 players of his year.

college

From 2015, Burrow went to Ohio State University . There he played for the Ohio State Buckeyes , where he was mostly the backup behind JT Barrett. In a total of 10 games, Burrow threw only 39 passes, in which he scored two touchdowns. After Barrett left college, the place of the starting quarterback was vacant, but next to Burrow, the later first-round pick Dwayne Haskins was in the Buckeyes' squad. Burrow therefore decided to move to Louisiana State University . Since he had already graduated in Ohio, he was immediately eligible to play for LSU and was appointed starting quarterback there.

Joe Burrow at the LSU Tigers (2018)

There he set a new record at his college for the most pass attempts without interception right from the start (158) and led the Tigers to their first season with 10 wins (from 13 games) since 2013. In the Fiesta Bowl , which the LSU Tigers with Winning 40:32 against the UCF Knights , he was named the Offensive MVP. Overall, Burrow threw in his first season for Louisiana State for 2,894 yards of space gain with 16 touchdowns and 5 interceptions and a quarterback rating of 133.2.

In the 2019 season, Burrow was able to significantly increase his performance in a completely redesigned offensive system and became one of the most frequently mentioned candidates for the Heisman Trophy and the election as the overall first in the NFL Draft 2020. In particular, on the ninth game day he was able to beat the Alabama Crimson Tide , besides the LSU Tigers one of the best teams of the season, convince. The Tigers won 46:41 after losing their last eight games to Alabama. Burrow brought in this game, in which he faced another quarterback with ambitions to the Heisman Trophy with Tua Tagovailoa , 31 of 39 passes to their goal and scored 393 yards of space in the passing game and three touchdowns.

In the election for the Heisman Trophy , Burrow clearly prevailed against the quarterbacks Jalen Hurts ( Oklahoma ) and Justin Fields ( Ohio State ) and the defensive end Chase Young (Ohio State). Burrow received 90.7 percent of all votes and won with a record lead. Previously, Troy Smith had won the election most clearly in 2006 with 86.7%. In addition, Borrow was named Unanimous All-American .

In the 2019 Peach Bowl , the semifinal game of the College Football Playoff National Championship Game against the Oklahoma Sooners , Burrow threw seven touchdown passes in the Tigers' 63:28 win in the first half. In addition, Burrow later ran a touchdown himself. With his eight touchdowns Burrow set a new record for the most touchdowns by a player in a bowl game and also for the Southeastern Conference . In total, Burrow made 29 of 39 passes for 493 yards to their destination, 403 of them in the first half. In the fourth quarter he was replaced with a decisive lead. In the Championship Game, Burrow led the Tigers to a 42:25 win over Clemson , last year's winner. Most recently, Louisiana State won the national championship in 2007. Burrow threw five passes into the opposing end zone and once ran to a touchdown himself.

NFL

In the 2020 NFL Draft , as had previously been expected, Burrow was selected as the overall first by the Cincinnati Bengals . In Cincinnati Burrow follows Andy Dalton , who was dismissed after nine years as starting quarterback for the Bengals following the draft.

Web links

Commons : Joe Burrow  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

• College stats from Joe Burrow on sports-reference.com

Individual evidence

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2. ↑ Randy Peterson: Peterson's Big 12 picks: Ames roots run deep in NCAA football's biggest Week 2 game. In: Des Moines Register . September 8, 2019, accessed November 26, 2019.
3. ↑ Sheldon Mickles: Ultimate competitor: Joe Burrow's work ethic, storied high school career could bode well for LSU. In: The Advocate . June 1, 2018, accessed November 26, 2019.
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6. ↑ Brooks Kubena: LSU's Joe Burrow is the 'most competitive human on the planet' and has Tigers chasing a title. In: The Advocate . August 19, 2019, accessed November 27, 2019.
7. ↑ Tyler Drake: LSU's LSU's Burrow bounces back from huge hit, leads Tigers to Fiesta Bowl win on arizonasports.com. January 1, 2019, accessed November 27, 2019.
8. ^ College statistics by Joe Burrow on sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
9. ↑ Jan Dafeld: LSUs Joe Burrow: This quarterback is suddenly Tua's biggest competitor on spox.com. October 19, 2019, accessed November 27, 2019.
10. ↑ Burrow and LSU win Thriller against Alabama on spox.com. November 10, 2019, accessed November 27, 2019.
11. ↑ Billy Witz: Joe Burrow Wins the 2019 Heisman Trophy in a Record-Breaking Landslide . In: The New York Times . December 14, 2019, accessed December 15, 2019.
12. ↑ Mark Inabinett: SEC Football by the Numbers: Consensus All-Americans on al.com. December 19, 2019, accessed on May 1, 2020.
13. ↑ Mark Schlabach: Joe Burrow's record 8 total TDs lead LSU in CFP semifinal win over Oklahoma on espn.com. December 29, 2019, accessed December 29, 2019.
14. ↑ National Championship Game: Joe Burrow and Ja'Marr Chase lead LSU to the title on ran.de. January 14, 2020, accessed on January 14, 2020.
15. ↑ The NFL Draft: Burrow Comes Home - Packers Get Rodgers Successor. In: Kicker . April 24, 2020, accessed May 7, 2020.
16. ↑ Ben Baby: Bengals release Andy Dalton after drafting Joe Burrow on espn.com. April 30, 2020, accessed May 7, 2020.