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JOE BURROW
HEIGHT/WEIGHT/AGE
6-foot-4
216 pounds
23 years old
BIG PICTURE
Chose to play football over basketball following a sparkling high school athletic career. After three years getting overshadowed at Ohio State and spending one underwhelming year at LSU following a transfer, no pundits would’ve projected Joe Burrow as a clear-cut first-overall pick. Then Burrow delivered one of the great senior seasons ever witnessed, leading the Tigers to a national championship while pacing all college quarterbacks in yards (5,671), completion percentage (76.3) and touchdowns (60). Cleaned up college football’s postseason awards, including the Heisman Trophy.
COMBINE NOTABLES
9-inch hands
VIKINGS’ COMPATIBILITY RANKING
0 out of 5. Let’s be real. Cincinnati isn’t giving up their shot at the Ohio native to be their next franchise quarterback.
HIGHLIGHTS
WHAT DRAFT EXPERTS SAY
Joe Marino, Draft Network: “Coming off the greatest season in SEC quarterback history, Joe Burrow features a high-level skill set with the makeup of being a dynamic franchise quarterback. His blend of accuracy, ability to handle pressure, mechanics and mental processing skills are all bluechip traits that make him NFL ready in Year One. Burrow may lack elite throwing power, but it’s a minor knock in an overall impressive package.”
Lance Zierlein, NFL.com: “People’s champ with rags-to-riches story arc culminating in one of the greatest one-year turnarounds in sports history. He’s self-assured and plays with competitive toughness that teammates will gravitate toward instantly. He’s a rhythm passer who benefited from tempo and scheme, but his vision, touch and read recognition made the offense special. He buys time for himself inside the pocket, but creates explosive, off-schedule plays outside of it with his arm or legs. He throws with staggering precision and timing, but he recognizes his own arm-strength constraints and is forced to shrink the field accordingly. His 2018 tape and unremarkable physical traits could clutter his evaluation for some, but he appears to be an outlier who simply developed and blossomed beyond those evaluation concerns.”
WHAT PFF SAYS
94.1 passing grade (best ever scouted by PFF)
1st in deep passing yards/touchdowns
1st in percentage of on-target passes (best ever scouted by PFF)
CHECK OUT THE REST OF THE ZONE COVERAGE DRAFT GUIDE:
TOP 100 PLAYER PROFILES
RANKING THE VIKINGS NEEDS
EXPLORING VIKINGS DRAFT TRENDS
A HISTORY OF RICK SPIELMAN’S DRAFT TRADES
VIKINGS TARGETS
LUKE INMAN’S MOCK DRAFTS
SENIOR BOWL CENTRAL
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