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Joe Burrow Cincinnati Bengals · #9

Quarterback · 6' 4", 215 lbs · Athens, OH · Age 30

Joe Burrow is a Quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals, drafted 1st overall, 2020. In 2026 he passed for 1,171 yards with 7 touchdowns against 3 interceptions.

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Season avg1,171 pass yds · 7 td · 3 int
Career avg21,981 pass yds · 164 td · 54 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
1,171yds
7td
3int
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Scouting report

Joe Burrow — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

B+
Quarterback · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Joe Burrow is a Quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals, drafted 1st overall, 2020. In 2026 he passed for 1,171 yards with 7 touchdowns against 3 inter
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Passing
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Efficiency
C+
Scoring
A
Passing volume
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Efficiency
Excellent · offense
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Scoring
Excellent · offense
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Accuracy
Elite · offense
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C-
Ball security
Average · offense
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Act II

Where Joe Burrow stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #121 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
0%MVP odds
50Impact index
950Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Joe Burrow — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Passing
1,171 YDS
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Efficiency
99.5 RTG
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Scoring
7 TD
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Ball security
3 INT
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The engine

How the model sees Joe Burrow

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
1827
pass yds
329–3326
15
td
0–29
4
int
2–7
101.4
rating
95.3–107.5
8
games
2–13
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 7-season history below.
What moves the pass yds line vs last season
Last season 1171 → projected 1827 pass yds
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+837.2
Age curve
-180.7
Net vs last season+656.4 pass yds
Everything it reads
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7 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 30 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 8 / 4
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Joe Burrow career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGCmp%YdsTDINTRate
20201065.32,68813589.8
20211670.44,6113414108.3
20221668.34,4753512100.8
20231066.82,30915691.0
20241770.64,918439108.5
2025866.81,809175100.7
2026 in progress · 4 games471.31,1717399.5
Career8121,98116454
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Cincinnati Bengals built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record
95off index
55def index
+16net
63%playoff odds
27roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A+ (95), defense C- (55) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 93, pass rush 50, coverage 60.
How his role moves
Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rare
Rank #60 of 2316 in NFL.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Joe Burrow

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1996-12-10

The beginning

Joe Burrow is a Quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals, in his 7th NFL season.

Cincinnati Bengals

Turning pro

Drafted 1st overall, 2020 as a Quarterback.

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Joe Burrow is a Cincinnati Bengals quarterback, drafted 1st overall, 2020.

Chapter

Across 7 seasons (2020–2026) he has thrown for 21,981 yards and 164 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he passed for 1,171 yards with 7 touchdowns and a 99.5 rating in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 4"
Weight
215 lbs
Draft
1st overall, 2020
Born
Athens, OH
Age
30
Jersey
#9
Background

Joe Burrow is from Athens, OH and is 30 years old. He was drafted 1st overall, 2020 and plays quarterback at 6' 4", 215 lbs.

Over 7 seasons (2020–2026) he has thrown for 21,981 yards and 164 touchdowns. Burrow is currently on the Cincinnati Bengals roster.

The person

Joe Burrow is a franchise-level starting quarterback who has thrown for 21,981 yards and 164 touchdowns across 7 seasons (2020–2026).

Passing production21,981 career passing yards with 164 touchdowns and 54 interceptions.
Best seasonThrew for 4,918 yards and 43 TDs in 2024.
Ball securityA 3.0:1 career touchdown-to-interception ratio.
First-round pedigree1st overall, 2020.
Durability81 career games played.
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FAQ

Joe Burrow — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Joe Burrow, answered.

What position does Joe Burrow play?
Joe Burrow is a Quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals.
When was Joe Burrow drafted?
Joe Burrow was drafted 1st overall, 2020.
How many seasons has Joe Burrow played?
7 (2020–2026).
What are Joe Burrow's career stats?
He has thrown for 21,981 yards and 164 touchdowns.
Joe Burrow career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
QB1
listed starter
Snap share
100%
of offensive snaps
Target share
0%
WOPR 0.00
Rush share
13%
of team carries
Listed as the starter (QB1) on the current depth chartEvery-down role (100% of snaps)

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs TB
Week 1 · Tough
Season outlook
51
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
2 / 6
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
72
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs TBW2 @ HOUW3 @ PITW4 vs JAXW5 @ MIAW6 · BYEW7 @ BALW8 vs TENW9 @ ATLW10 vs PITW11 @ WASW12 vs NOW13 @ CLEW14 vs KCW15 @ CARW16 @ INDW17 vs BALW18 vs CLE

Each week grades Joe Burrow's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
10
since 2021
Games missed
3
listed Out
Lower-body
4
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk2 · Back (Questionable)2025 Wk16 · Knee2025 Wk13 · Toe2025 Wk12 · Toe (Out)2025 Wk11 · Toe (Out)2024 Wk18 · Right Wrist

Home surface: fieldturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 6 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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