The Bengals today signed QB Joe Burrow, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.
Burrow (6-4, 221) spent the last two seasons (2018-19) at Louisiana State, after beginning his college career at Ohio State ('15-17). Last year at LSU, he won the Heisman Trophy and set numerous SEC and NCAA records, en route to a perfect 15-0 season and national championship. His single-season SEC records include passing attempts (527), completions (402), completion percentage (76.3) and yards (5671), and he owns NCAA FBS records for single-season passing TDs (60) and TDs responsible for (65).
With Burrow's signing, all seven of Cincinnati's 2020 draft picks now are under contract.
Images of the Bengals' 2020 first round pick, quarterback Joe Burrow from the NFL combine and his college career at LSU and Ohio State.
LSU quarterback Joe Burrow (9), a senior who is considered a frontrunner for the Heisman Trophy, warms up for his last NCAA college football game in Tiger Stadium, against Texas A&M in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
NCAA college football player and Heisman Trophy finalist, LSU quarterback Joe Burrow talks to the media during a press conference before the start of the Heisman Trophy on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason Szenes)
LSU quarterback Joe Burrow (9) before an NCAA college football game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman)
NCAA college football player, LSU quarterback Joe Burrow, left, hugs his mother, Robin, after he is announced as the Heisman Trophy winner, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, in New York. Burrow's father, Jim, is at right. (Todd Van Emst/Pool Photo via AP)
LSU quarterback Joe Burrow warms up before the first half of the Peach Bowl NCAA semifinal college football playoff game between LSU and Oklahoma, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Danny Karnik)
LSU quarterback Joe Burrow holds the trophy as safety Grant Delpit looks on after a NCAA College Football Playoff national championship game against Clemson, Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, in New Orleans. LSU won 42-25. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
LSU quarterback Joe Burrow, who is considered a frontrunner for the Heisman Trophy, acknowledges the crowd as he is pulled from his last game in Tiger Stadium, in the fourth quarter of the team's NCAA college football game against Texas A&M in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019. LSU won 50-7. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
NCAA college football player, LSU quarterback Joe Burrow talks to the media during a news conference after winning the Heisman Trophy, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason Szenes)
FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2019, file photo, LSU quarterback Joe Burrow (9) runs against Georgia during the second half of the Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game, in Atlanta. Burrow is a hero on LSU's Baton Rouge campus, but he hasn't seen much of it because he took graduate courses online. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
LSU quarterback Joe Burrow passes against Clemson during the second half of a NCAA College Football Playoff national championship game Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
LSU quarterback Joe Burrow, right, celebrates with wide receiver Terrace Marshall Jr. after scoring against Clemson during the first half of a NCAA College Football Playoff national championship game Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
LSU quarterback Joe Burrow speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
LSU quarterback Joe Burrow (9) looks to pass the ball in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Louisiana Tech in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. LSU won 38-21. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman)
LSU head coach Ed Orgeron, left, celebrates a win against UCF with quarterback Joe Burrow, right, after a Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football game Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, in Glendale, Ariz. LSU defeated UCF 40-32. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
LSU head coach Ed Orgeron congratulates quarterback Joe Burrow (9) after he scored a touchdown in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Utah State in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
LSU quarterback Joe Burrow (9) runs as Alabama defensive lineman Phidarian Mathis (48) chases him in the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, in Tuscaloosa , Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
LSU quarterback Joe Burrow (9) works out during their NCAA college football practice in Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer talks to on his headset as quarterback Joe Burrow (10) talks to a different person, during a time out in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Nebraska in Lincoln, Neb., Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017. Ohio State won 56-14. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
LSU quarterback Joe Burrow (9) looks for a receiver in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Northwestern State, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Patrick Dennis)
LSU quarterback Joe Burrow greets fans as he and the team walk down the hill to Tiger Stadium before an NCAA college football game against Northwestern State, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Patrick Dennis)
LSU quarterback Joe Burrow (9) celebrates after connecting with teammate wide receiver Justin Jefferson (2) for a touchdown against Texas during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Ohio State quarterbacks J.T. Barrett, left, and Joe Burrow drop back to pass during spring NCAA college football practice Tuesday, March 7, 2017, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
LSU quarterback Joe Burrow (9) passes for a first down against Mississippi State during the first half of their NCAA college football game in Starkville, Miss., Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. In addition to LSU winning 36-13, Burrow threw four touchdowns to break the LSU season record with 29. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
LSU quarterback Joe Burrow, left, scrambles away from Vanderbilt defensive lineman Dayo Odeyingbo (10) in the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
LSU head coach Ed Orgeron hugs quarterback Joe Burrow after defeating Alabama in an NCAA football game Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019, in Tuscaloosa , Ala. LSU won 46-41. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
LSU quarterback Joe Burrows (9) hands the ball to running back Tyrion Davis-Price (3) during an NCAA football game against Georgia Southern, Saturday, August 31, 2019, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman)
LSU quarterback Joe Burrow (9) is carried by LSU nose tackle Tyler Shelvin (72) after an NCAA football game against AlabamaSunday, Nov. 10, 2019, in Tuscaloosa , Ala. LSU won 46-41. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
LSU quarterback Joe Burrow (9) warms up before an NCAA college football game against Florida in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Bill Feig)
