The No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, Burrow already has re-written several Bengals passing records and placed himself among some of the NFL's all-time greats through his first six seasons ... He enters 2026 ranking fifth in team history in career passing attempts (2806), fifth in completions (1921), fifth in passing yards (20,810), fourth in TD passes (157), first in passer rating (101.1) and tied for first in 300-yard passing games (28) ... He holds the highest career completion percentage in NFL history (68.5; minimum 1500 attempts), and during the 2025 season he became the third-fastest player in league history to reach 150 TD passes as well as the fifth-fastest to 20,000 passing yards (both accomplished in his 75th regular-season game) ... He missed nine games in 2025 due to a toe injury, but returned to action in late November and started each of the final six contests ... In 2024, he led the NFL and set Cincinnati single-season records for passing attempts (652), completions (460), passing yards (4918) and TD passes (43) ... Has been selected to the Pro Bowl three times (2022, '24 and '25), and twice been named the NFL's Comeback Player of the Year ('21 and '24) ... Also holds several Bengals postseason career records, and led Cincinnati to appearance in Super Bowl LVI followed by second consecutive trip to AFC Championship in 2022 season ... In 2019 at Louisiana State, he won the Heisman Trophy by largest margin in history, set numerous NCAA FBS passing records and led the Tigers to a 15-0 record and national championship ... Native of Athens, Ohio, in southeast part of the state (roughly 2.5 hours from Cincinnati) ... Signed five-year contract extension with Bengals in 2023 that runs through '29 season.
Career transactions: 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 ... Signed renegotiated contract with Bengals on 6-9-26.
2020—No. 1 overall draft pick was elected team captain and started Cincinnati's first 10 games as a rookie, before suffering 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 games ... 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 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) ... 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 ... Inactive for regular-season finale at Cleveland (rest) ... Named NFL Comeback Player of the Year, becoming second player in team history to receive the award (QB Jon Kitna, 2003) ... Completed 366 of 520 passes (70.4 percent) for 4611 yards and 34 TDs with 14 INTs, good for 108.3 passer rating ... Led NFL in completion percentage and yards per attempt (8.87), while passing yardage ranked sixth and passer rating was second ... Started season opener on Sept. 12 vs. Minnesota and posted 128.8 passer rating to lead 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, passed for 446 yards and four TDs (career-high 148.0 rating) to help Cincinnati clinch AFC North Division ... Completed 70 percent of his passes and threw two TDs with no INTs in Wild Card Playoff win over Las Vegas on Jan. 15, helping Cincinnati to 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 on Jan. 22 ... Passed for 250 yards and two TDs in AFC Championship win at Kansas City on Jan. 30 ... Passed for 263 yards and a TD (100.9 rating) in Super Bowl LVI at L.A. Rams on 13; His 75-yard TD pass to WR Tee Higgins in third quarter was the longest play from scrimmage in Bengals postseason history.
2022—Started all 16 regular-season games and three postseason contests ... Earned first career Pro Bowl selection, was named FedEx Air Player of the Year and was one of five finalists for NFL MVP ... Completed 414 of 606 passes for 4475 yards and 35 TDs with 12 INTs, for passer rating of 100.8 ... Ranked fifth in NFL in completions, fifth in passing yards, tied for second in TD passes and sixth in passer rating ... 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 first career AFC Offensive Player of the Week honor in Week 7, when on Oct. 23 vs. Atlanta he passed for 481 yards and had four total TDs (three passing, one rushing); his 481 passing yards were most by any QB in a game in '22 season ... Completed 80.6 percent of his passes (25 of 31) for 286 yards and two TDs on Dec. 4 vs. Kansas City to collect second AFC Offensive Player of the Week award ... Completed career-high 40 passes on 52 attempts for 375 yards and three TDs on Dec. 24 at New England, netting third AFC Offensive Player of the Week honor; in Patriots game, tied for second-fastest player in NFL history to reach 1000 completions (41 games) ... Completed 72 of 109 passes for 721 yards, four TDs and two INTs in postseason ... Threw TD passes on first two Bengals drives and finished 23 of 36 for 242 yards in Divisional Playoff win at Buffalo on Jan. 22.
2023—Started first 10 games, before suffering season-ending right wrist injury in Game 10 at Baltimore on Nov. 16 ... 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 36 of 46 (78.3) for 317 yards and three TDs on Oct. 8 at Arizona; threw 63-yard TD pass to WR Ja'Marr Chase, which traveled the most air yards (58.1) of any TD pass in his career ... Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 8, when on Oct. 29 at San Francisco he completed 28 of 32 passes (87.5 percent) for three TDs; completion percentage was a career high and second-highest in a game in team history ... 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 ... 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 ... Spent final seven games on Reserve/Injured list.
2024—Started all 17 games ... Named NFL Comeback Player of the Year, becoming second player all-time to win award twice in his career (QB Chad Pennington, 2006 and '08) ... Recipient of the 2024 PFWA George Halas Award, given to NFL Player who overcomes the most adversity to succeed ... Voted to Pro Bowl for second time in career and was one of five finalists for NFL MVP ... Led NFL and set Bengals single-season records in passing attempts (652), completions (460), passing yards (4918) and TD passes (43) ... Also set team records for passer rating (108.5; third in NFL) and completion percentage (70.552; fourth in NFL) ... Rushed 42 times for 201 yards and two TDs ... Threw 100th career TD pass on opening drive of Sept. 23 contest vs. Washington, tying for seventh-fastest player in NFL history to reach milestone (55 games) ... Passed for 232 yards and two TDs on Sept. 29 at Carolina, and tied for fourth-fastest player in league history to reach 15,000 passing yards (56 games) ... Completed 30 of 39 passes for 392 yards and career-high five TDs with an INT on Oct. 6 vs. Baltimore ... On Oct. 13 at the N.Y. Giants, ran for career-long 47-yard TD on game's opening drive; play marked longest rushing TD and second-longest rushing attempt by a QB in team history Matched career high with five TD passes Nov. 3 vs. Las Vegas, and became second-fastest player in NFL history to reach 1500 career completions (61 games) ... Recorded season highs in attempts (56) and passing yards (428) Nov. 7 at Baltimore, and threw four TDs with no INTs ... Completed 28 of 50 passes for 356 yards and three TDs on Nov. 17 at the L.A. Chargers; became first QB in NFL history with at least 50 passing attempts, 350 passing yards, three TD passes and zero INTs in consecutive games ... Named AFC Offensive Player of the Month for November ... Threw Bengals single-season record 36th TD pass on Dec. 15 at Tennessee ... On Dec. 22 vs. Cleveland, went 23 of 30 for 252 yards and three TDs with no INTs (134.3 rating); eclipsed 4000 passing yards in Browns game, becoming first QB in Bengals history to reach that mark in three seasons with Cincinnati ... Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 17, when on Dec. 28 vs. Denver he completed 39 of 49 passes for 412 yards and three TDs with no INTs; final pass was three-yard game-winning TD to WR Tee Higgins with 1:07 left in overtime ... Stat line vs. Denver marked his eighth consecutive game with at least 250 passing yards and three TD passes, the longest streak in NFL history (next longest is six games, by Tom Brady in 2007) ... Went 37 of 46 (80.4) for 277 yards and a TD in season finale on Jan. 4 at Pittsburgh ... Named AFC Offensive Player of the Month for regular-season games played in December and January.
2025—Started eight games ... Completed 173 of 259 passing attempts for 1809 yards and 17 TDs with five INTs, for passer rating of 100.7 ... Rushed 14 times for 41 yards ... Suffered toe injury in Game 2 vs. Jacksonville on Sept. 14, and spent following nine games on Reserve/Injured ... Made return on Nov. 27 at Baltimore and went 24 of 46 for 261 yards and two TDs, helping Cincinnati to win on Thanksgiving ... Had four TD passes on Dec. 7 at Buffalo ... Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for eighth time in career in Week 16, when on Dec. 21 at Miami he completed 25 of 32 passes (78.1) for 309 yards and four TDs with no INTs, good for second-highest passer rating in career (146.5); During win over Dolphins, became third-fastest player in NFL history to reach 150 career TD passes and fifth-fastest to 20,000 passing yards (75th game) ... Had 129.1 passer rating on Dec. 28 vs. Arizona, finishing 24 of 31 (77.4) for 305 yards and two TDs ... Had season-high 29 completions in season finale on Jan. 4 vs. Cleveland, and surpassed QB Carson Palmer (154) for fourth-most TD passes in Bengals history.
Pro Bowl participation: Selected to AFC roster in 2022, '24 and '25 ... Did not play in 2022 season game ... Participated in Pro Bowl Games following 2024 and '25 seasons.
College: Spent final two seasons (2018-19) at LSU after beginning career at Ohio State ('15-17; redshirt season in '15) ... In 2019, won Heisman Trophy by largest margin in award's 85-year history and led LSU to 15-0 record and national title ... His 2019 stats included school records for passing attempts (527), completions (402), completion percentage (76.3; second in NCAA FBS history), passing yards (5671; SEC record) and TD passes (60; NCAA FBS record) ... In 10 games played at Ohio State (all as a reserve), completed 29 of 39 passes for 287 yards and two TDs ... Graduated from Ohio State in spring of 2018, then transferred to LSU and was eligible to play immediately.
High school/personal: 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 senior in 2014, after passing for 63 TDs and 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 school history ... Also earned first-team all-state honors in basketball as senior ... Graduated from Ohio State in three years (Spring '18) with 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, '05-18) ... With his parents, Robin and Jimmy, Joe launched the Joe Burrow Foundation in 2022, with goal of providing resources for families affected by food insecurity and childhood mental health issues ... Was in Netflix documentary series "Quarterback: Season 2," which covered 2024 season on and off the field.
