The No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 draft, Burrow has re-written the Bengals' record books in his four pro seasons ... Holds the team's single-season records for passing attempts (606; 2022), completions (414; '22), passing yards (4611; '21), TD passes (35; '22) and passer rating (108.3; '21) ... Also holds several team postseason career records, and led Cincinnati to appearance in Super Bowl LVI followed by second consecutive trip to AFC Championship in 2022 ... Currently is the NFL's all-time leader in completion percentage at 67.97 (minimum 1500 passing attempts) ... Was at full health in Weeks 5-10 of 2023 season, and in that stretch he led the NFL in completion percentage (74.1), ranked second in completions (146), second in passer rating (107.0), third in TD passes (12) and fourth in passing yards (1480) ... Suffered season-ending injury in Week 11 of 2023 and missed final seven games ... Signed five-year contract extension prior to 2023 opener that made him the highest-paid player in NFL history, based on average annual value (contract runs through 2029 season) ... Earned first career Pro Bowl selection in 2022 and was voted the FedEx Air Player of the Year ... Tied for second fastest player in NFL history to reach 1000 career completions (41 games), is the fifth fastest to 13,000 passing yards (48), and tied for sixth fastest to 90 TD passes (49) ... Named 2021 NFL Comeback Player of the Year, when he led league in completion percentage (70.4) and yards per attempt (8.87) after recovering from season-ending left knee injury in '20 ... In 2019 at Louisiana State, put together arguably the most successful single season ever by a college QB, when he won the Heisman Trophy by the largest margin in history, set numerous NCAA FBS and SEC records, and led the Tigers to a perfect 15-0 record and National Championship ... Native of Athens, Ohio, in southeast part of the state (roughly 2.5 hours from Cincinnati).
Selected by Cincinnati in first round of 2020 NFL Draft (first overall) ... Signed with Bengals on 7-31-20 ... Signed contract extension with Bengals on 9-9-23.
2020—No. 1 overall draft pick was elected team captain and started Cincinnati's first 10 games as a rookie, before suffering a season-ending left knee injury in Game 10, Nov. 22 at Washington ... Completed 264 of 404 passes (65.3 percent) for 2688 yards, 13 TDs and five INTs (89.9 rating) ... Also rushed 37 times for 142 yards and three TDs ... Topped 300 passing yards in five starts, and at the time of his injury was just 97 yards shy of tying then-NFL rookie record of six 300-yard games in a season ... Made NFL debut on Sept. 13 vs. the L.A. Chargers, and completed 23 of 36 passes for 193 yards and an INT; scored first career TD on a 23-yard rush in the first quarter ... Became first rookie in NFL history to pass for 300 yards in three consecutive games, when he hit the mark in Games 2-4 ... Had 61 passing attempts (second most in team history) on Sept. 13 at Cleveland, and finished with 316 yards and three TDs, including first career TD pass on a 23-yarder to TE C.J. Uzomah ... Notched season highs in passing yards (406) and passer rating (112.5) on Oct. 25 vs. Cleveland, while accounting for four total TDs (three passing, one rushing); it was just the sixth 400-yard passing game by a rookie in NFL history, and made him the first player in league history (of any experience) to record 400 passing yards, three passing TDs and one rushing TD in a game ... Had surgery on left knee on Dec. 2.
2021—Started 16 regular-season games and all four postseason games for Cincinnati, helping lead Bengals to AFC title and a berth in Super Bowl LVI ... Rested for regular-season finale at Cleveland ... Named the NFL Comeback Player of the Year, becoming second player in team history to receive the award (QB Jon Kitna, 2003) ... Set Bengals single-season records for passing yardage (4611), passing TDs (34, since broken by Burrow), passer rating (108.3) and 300-yard passing games (six); passing yardage ranked sixth in the NFL, TD passes were eighth, passer rating was second ... Led the NFL in both completion percentage (70.4) and yards per attempt (8.87) ... Fifteen of his TD passes were from 30 yards or longer, good for the most in Bengals history and most in the NFL in '21 ... Started season opener on Sept. 12 vs. Minnesota and posted then-career highs in passer rating (128.8), completion percentage (74.1) and yards per attempt (9.67) while leading Cincinnati to OT win ... His 525 passing yards on Dec. 26 vs. Baltimore were a Bengals record and the fourth-highest single-game total in NFL history ... Also vs. Baltimore, became first Bengals QB ever to complete 80 percent of passes (80.4) on at least 40 attempts (46) ... On Jan. 2 vs. Kansas City, he passed for 446 yards and four TDs (career-high 148.0 rating) to help Cincinnati clinch the AFC North Division ... Completed 70 percent of his passes and tossed two TDs and no INTs (110.4 rating) in Wild Card Playoff win over Las Vegas, giving Cincinnati its first postseason win in 31 years ... Completed Bengals postseason-record 75.7 percent of his passes for 348 yards in Divisional Playoff win at Tennessee ... Passed for 250 yards and two TDs in AFC Championship win at Kansas City, and led 42-yard drive in OT to set up game-winning FG ... Passed for 263 yards and a TD (100.9 rating) in Super Bowl LVI at L.A. Rams, and his 75-yard TD pass to WR Tee Higgins on first play of the second half was the longest play from scrimmage in Bengals postseason history.
2022—Started all 16 regular-season games and three postseason contests ... Named one of five finalists for NFL MVP ... Set team single-season records for passing attempts (606), completions (414), and passing TDs (35, tied for second in NFL) ... Passed for 4475 yards (fifth in NFL), and posted a passer rating of 100.8 (sixth) ... Also had career highs in rushing attempts (75), yards (257) and TDs (five) ... Missed three weeks of training camp after undergoing surgery to remove his appendix, but returned to start regular-season opener ... Earned three AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors (Weeks 7, 13 and 16), and was named FedEx Air Player of the Year ... In season opener on Sept. 11 vs. Pittsburgh, completed 33 of 53 passes (third-most completions in a season opener in team history) for 338 yards and two TDs, while rushing six times for a career-high 47 yards ... Completed 34 of 42 passes for 481 yards and three TDs, while rushing three times for 20 yards and a TD, in Oct. 23 win over Atlanta; his 481 passing yards were the most by any QB in a game during 2022 season ... Completed 80.6 percent of his passes (25 of 31) for 286 yards and two TDs in win over Kansas City on Dec. 4; went nine-for-11 for 80 yards and a TD in fourth quarter to engineer comeback win ... Passed for 200 yards and four TDs (each in second half) on Dec. 18 at Tampa Bay, and eclipsed two career milestones in what was his 40th game; became fifth-fastest QB in NFL history to reach 75 passing TDs, and tied for fourth-fastest to reach 11,000 passing yards ... Completed career-high 40 passes on 52 attempts for 375 yards and three TDs on Dec. 24 at New England; recorded 1000th career completion in win over Patriots, tying as the second-fastest QB in NFL history to reach that mark ... Completed 72 of 109 passes for 721 yards, four TDs and two INTs for a passer rating of 89.3 in the postseason ... Threw a TD pass on first two Bengals drives and finished 23 of 36 for 242 yards and a 101.9 passer rating in Divisional Playoff at Buffalo.
2023—Started first 10 games, before suffering season-ending right wrist injury in Game 10 at Baltimore ... Completed 244 of 365 passes (66.8 percent) for 2309 yards and 15 TDs with six INTs ... Rushed for 88 yards on 31 attempts ... Went 27 of 41 for 222 yards and two TDs on Sept. 17 vs. Baltimore, with 188 passing yards and both TD passes coming in second half ... Completed 26 of 49 passes (fourth most attempts in career) for 259 yards on Sept. 25 vs. L.A. Rams, completing passes to nine different receivers ... Completed 78.3 percent of his passes (36 of 46) for 317 yards and three TDs on Oct. 8 at Arizona ... Threw 63-yard TD to WR Ja'Marr Chase vs. the Cardinals, which traveled the most air yards (58.1) of any TD pass in his career ... Earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for performance on Oct. 29 at San Francisco, when he completed 28 of 32 passes (87.5 percent) for three TDs with no INTs ... His 87.5 completion percentage was a career high and the second highest in a game in Bengals history (QB Ken Anderson, 90.9 on Nov. 10, 1974) ... Had career-high 19 consecutive completions during first half vs. 49ers ... Completed 31 of 44 passes (70.5 percent) for 348 yards and two TDs in 50th career regular-season game on Nov. 5 vs. Buffalo ... During Bills game, he surpassed QB Jeff Blake to move into fifth place in team history in career completions (1250) and TD passes (94) ... Went 27 of 40 for 347 yards and two TDs on Nov. 12 vs. Houston, with a pair of 64-yard completions in the second half to Chase (TD) and WR Tyler Boyd ... Prior to wrist injury on Nov. 16 at Baltimore, led 12-play scoring drive that ended with TD pass to HB Joe Mixon to put Bengals ahead in second quarter ... Placed on Reserve/Injured list on Nov. 25.
Selected to AFC roster for 2022 game, but did not play.
Spent final two seasons (2018-19) at Louisiana State, after beginning career at Ohio State ('15-17; redshirt season in '15) ... As a senior at LSU in 2019, he re-wrote LSU/SEC/NCAA record books, won the Heisman Trophy by the largest margin in the award's 85-year history, and led team to 15-0 record and National Championship ... Set single-season school records for passing attempts (527), completions (402), completion percentage (76.3; second in NCAA FBS history), passing yards (5671; SEC record), TD passes (60; NCAA FBS record), consecutive passes without an INT (187), 300-yard passing games (13) and 400-yard passing games (four) ... Team captain both seasons at LSU ... LSU career totals were 621 completions, 906 attempts (68.5 percent), 8565 passing yards, 76 TDs and 11 INTs ... Ohio State career totals were 10 games played (all as a reserve), 29 completions, 39 attempts, 287 passing yards and two TDs ... Graduated from OSU in spring of 2018, then transferred to LSU and was eligible to play immediately.
Hometown is Athens, Ohio ... Attended Athens High school, where he passed for 11,400 yards and 157 TDs in high school career ... Named Mr. Ohio Football as a senior in 2014, after passing for nearly 4500 yards, with 63 TDs and only two INTs while leading team to state runner-up finish ... Led Athens to three straight playoff appearances (2012-14) and seven playoff wins, which were the first playoff wins in the school's history ... Also earned first-team all-state honors in basketball as a senior ... Graduated from Ohio State in three years (Spring '18) with a bachelor's degree in consumer and family financial services ... Earned master's degree in liberal arts from LSU in December 2019 ... Father, Jimmy, and two older brothers, Jamie and Dan, all played college football at Nebraska ... Jimmy Burrow was a college football assistant coach for Iowa State, Nebraska, North Dakota State and most recently Ohio University (defensive coordinator, 2005-18) ... Alongside his parents, Robin and Jimmy, he launched the Joe Burrow Foundation in 2022, with the goal of providing resources for families who are working to overcome food insecurity and childhood mental health issues.
