The No. 1 overall draft pick in the 2020 draft, Burrow has re-written the Bengals' record books over the past two seasons and led Cincinnati to back-to-back AFC North Division titles as well as consecutive appearances in the AFC Championship ... Holds the team's single-season records for pass attempts (606; 2022), completions (414; '22), passing yards (4611; '21), TD passes (35; '22) and passer rating (108.3; '21) ... Also is the Bengals' postseason career leader in pass attempts (251), completions (169), completion percentage (67.33), passing yards (1826) and passer rating (93.8) ... An MVP candidate in 2022 who missed three weeks during training camp while recovering from an emergency surgery to remove his appendix ... Finished the '22 regular season tied for second in the NFL in passing TDs (35), while ranking fifth in completions (414), fifth in passing yards (4475) and sixth in passer rating (100.8) ... Earned first career Pro Bowl selection in '22 and was voted the FedEx Air Player of the Year ... Tied for the second-fewest games in NFL history to reach 1000 career completions (41) ... Tied for the fourth-fewest games in NFL history to reach 11,000 career passing yards (40) ... Threw 75th career TD pass in his 40th game, the fifth-fewest games in NFL history to reach that mark ... Named 2021 NFL Comeback Player of the Year, after recovering from season-ending left knee injury in '20 ... Started all but one game (pre-playoff rest) in the '21 regular season and postseason ... Led the NFL in '21 in completion percentage (70.4) and yards per attempt (8.87) ... Completed 68.3 percent of his passes for 1105 yards and five TDs in '21 postseason to lead Cincinnati to Super Bowl LVI ... 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 the 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.
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 ... Prior to injury, had been on pace to shatter multiple single-season team and NFL rookie passing records ... Topped 300 yards passing in five of his 10 starts, and at the time of his injury at Washington (early third quarter) 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 to give Cincinnati a 7-0 lead ... Became first rookie in NFL history to pass for 300 yards in three consecutive games, when he hit the mark in Games 2-4 ... Threw for 316 yards and three TDs on Sept. 13 at Cleveland, including first career TD pass on a 23-yarder to TE C.J. Uzomah in the second quarter ... Also at Cleveland, his 61 attempts were second-most in team history (most in non-OT game) ... Earned first career win on Oct. 4 vs. Jacksonville ... 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 ... Posted 106.7 rating and two TDs in Nov. 1 win vs. Tennessee ... Had surgery on left knee on Dec. 2.
2021—Played and started 16 regular-season games and all four postseason games for Cincinnati, as he helped 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, set then-career highs in passer rating (143.2), TD passes (four) and yards per pass attempt (11.4), on 37 completions ... Also vs. Baltimore, became first Bengals QB ever to complete 80 percent of passes (80.4) on at least 40 attempts (46) ... Became first QB in NFL history to top 400 passing yards against the same opponent twice in one regular season (416 and 525 against Baltimore), and his 941 combined passing yards against the Ravens were the most ever by an NFL QB against the same opponent in one regular season ... The next week, 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 the 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 ... 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 ... Went 28-for-37 for 300 yards and four total TDs (three passing, one rushing) on Oct. 16 at New Orleans ... 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 ... Completed 71.9 percent of his passes (23 of 32) and accounted for two TDs (one passing, one rushing) in Wild Card Playoff against Baltimore ... 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.
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, compiled arguably the best season by a QB in college football history after 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 attempts (527), completions (402), completion percentage (76.3; second in NCAA FBS history), passing yards (5671; SEC record), passing yards per game (378.1), passing TDs (60; NCAA FBS record), consecutive passes without an INT (187), 300-yard passing games (13), 400-yard passing games (four), and rushing TDs by a QB (seven; tied) ... Also holds NCAA FBS record for TD passes in a half, with seven (set in CFB semifinal vs. Oklahoma) ... 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 ... 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 ... Passed for 11,400 yards and 157 TDs in high school career, and added 2000 yards and 27 more TDs on the ground ... 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 ... 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) ... Named to Academic All-Big 10 team in 2016 while at Ohio State, and graduated from OSU 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 ... While at Ohio State, interned at Goldman Sachs in New York City in 2016 alongside Buckeye and Bengal teammate Sam Hubbard.
