The man who took the CFB world by storm last season, Joe Burrow, played himself from undrafted to number one pick.
Joe Burrow started off at Ohio State before he transferred to LSU in 2018 and led the Tigers to the Peach Bowl. The following season, he led LSU to a 15-0 National Championship season, where he broke records at won the Heisman by a record amount of votes.
Strengths
He developed an elite-level accurate deep ball last season. In 2018, he completed only 57.8% of his passes, which is, to be blunt, pretty damn awful. But last season he completed 76.3% of his passes, which is, to be blunt, pretty damn amazing.
Burrow has taken care of the ball his entire time at LSU. He only threw 11 interceptions to his 76 TDs. This is more impressive when you have a player that is very aggressive with his throws and not afraid to fit the ball in tight spots.
He has the body of an NFL QB as well. 6’4″, 220 pounds and has an accurate deep ball. And finally, he just makes plays. He has an unbelievable football IQ and just makes a play when you need it.
Weaknesses
He will be 24-years-old as a rookie. Which is older than the current NFL MVP, Lamar Jackson. While he has great accuracy on his deep ball, his arm strength is his weakest point, which is not saying much.
He does not have many concerns other than his age, arm strength, and having only one good year of tape. One concern is if his ability to extend and make unbelievable athletic plays will translate to the NFL.
NFL Comparison: Tony Romo/Mitch Trubisky
Burrow plays a lot like Romo. Just the way he moves and can extend the play makes him look like Romo. In terms of Trubisky, they both have great skill sets and both (yes, even Trubisky) can have bright futures in this league. Not to mention that both only had one good year in college that rocketed them up draft boards.
Draft Projection: Round 1, Pick 1: Cincinnati Bengals
I’m not explaining this.
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