Joe Burrow selected No. 1 by Cincinnati Bengals
by Brendan Tuma | Bengals Correspondent | Thu, Apr 23rd 8:25pm EDT
The Cincinnati Bengals have selected quarterback Joe Burrow with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. (Adam Schefter on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact:
This was never in doubt. Burrow, coming off arguably the greatest college football season of all time, has been meeting weekly with the Bengals since mid-March. The 23-year-old LSU product is a little bit older than most elite quarterback prospects, but his 2019 production is impossible to argue with. Burrow led his team to a 15-0 record and a national championship, tossing 60 touchdown passes (!!) against just six interceptions. Mike Renner of Pro Football Focus described him as “easily the most accurate college QB we’ve ever scouted”. The 6’4”, 221-pound specimen walks into an underrated offensive environment in Cincinnati. Led by Sean McVay disciple Zac Taylor, Burrow will be surrounded by fellow playmakers A.J. Green, Tyler Boyd, and Joe Mixon. He could wind up flirting with low-end QB1 fantasy numbers as a rookie this year.
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