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My Take
Joe Burrow is one of those rare quarterbacks who makes the game look almost unfairly easy. Watching him at LSU in 2019 was genuinely surreal — he didn't just win the Heisman Trophy, he absolutely demolished the competition, swept basically every major college football award (Maxwell, Walter Camp, Davey O'Brien, you name it), and then dragged LSU to a national championship. What kills me is how cool he stays under pressure; there's this almost eerie calm about him in the pocket that you just don't see in most guys his age. Cincinnati drafted him first overall in 2020, and despite a brutal knee injury his rookie year he came back and led the Bengals to a Super Bowl appearance in 2022. He's a genuinely fascinating player to watch — smart, surgical, stylish — and still only in his late 20s. The ceiling here feels ridiculously high.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Joe Burrow
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョー・バロウ
- Reading
- じょー・ばろう
- Born
- December 10, 1996 (age 29)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rat
- Origin
- Ames, Iowa, United States
- Height
- 191 cm
- Occupation
- American football player
2. Background
- High school
- Athens High School
- University
- Ohio State University
Awards & achievements
- 2019 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
- 2019 Heisman Trophy
- 2019 Associated Press College Football Player of the Year
- 2019 Davey O'Brien Award
- 2019 Maxwell Award
- 2019 Walter Camp Award
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Joe Burrow born?
Born December 10, 1996 (age 29).
Where is Joe Burrow from?
Joe Burrow is from Ames, Iowa, United States.
What does Joe Burrow do?
Joe Burrow works as American football player.
How tall is Joe Burrow?
Joe Burrow is 191 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.