Player Career

Joe Burrow Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Joe Burrow story

Joe Burrow built his college career from 2014 through 2019 as a quarterback from The Plains, OH wearing No. 9, spending time with LSU and Ohio State. The clearest part of Joe Burrow's career was his passing role: 8,851 passing yards, 78 touchdown passes, 945 attempts, and 821 rushing yards across 38 career games in the available record. His career also includes 821 rushing yards, 16 receiving yards, and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Joe Burrow's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Ohio State

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    LSU

    2018-2019

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20142015201620172018201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonOhio State0
2015 Regular SeasonOhio State00
2016 Regular SeasonOhio State28477.44.8284
2017 Regular SeasonOhio State5663.63-228
2018 PostseasonLSU3,2926223.23,236
2018 Regular SeasonLSU3,2926223.20
2019 PostseasonLSU6,04073.522.52,748
2019 Regular SeasonLSU6,04073.522.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UNLV

Week 4 · W 54-21

Win with 37 yards of offense and 92.4 efficiency.

37

Total Offense

96.2 takeover

37 total offense with 92.4 efficiency.

#2

vs Clemson

Week 1 · W 42-25 · Postseason

521

Total Offense

89.4 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

521 total offense with 70.9 efficiency.

#3

@ Texas A&M

Week 13 · L 72-74 · Conference game

370

Total Offense

84.5 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

370 total offense with 64.9 efficiency.

#4

@ Alabama

Week 11 · W 46-41 · Conference game

457

Total Offense

80.9 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

457 total offense with 77.3 efficiency.

#5

@ Texas

Week 2 · W 45-38

479

Total Offense

76.8 takeover

Win with 479 yards of offense and 69.5 efficiency.

479 total offense with 69.5 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · LSU

6,040 primary output · 73.5 efficiency · 22.5 usage

77.8

#2

2019 Regular Season · LSU

77.8

6,040 primary · 73.5 efficiency · 22.5 usage

#3

2018 Postseason · LSU

59.5

3,292 primary · 62 efficiency · 23.2 usage

Milestones

19

250+ passing yards

18

300+ total offense

18

3+ TD games

27

Above avg efficiency