Joe Burrow (QB, CIN) - 2020 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper

4 years ago by Brandon Murchison

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~126 Overall

CURRENT ADP:~148

ANALYSIS: Burrow took what was one of the greatest seasons in college history and turned it into a Heisman trophy and a trip to Cincinnati to become the franchise QB for the Bengals after being drafted first overall in the 2020 NFL draft. Not bad. It was amazing to see the turnaround the Burrow made in one year with Joe Brady at LSU. He made large leaps in every statistical category possible and became a big play waiting to happen.

Now as QB for the Bengals, the questions begin. How much of that was the scheme and weapons around him that led to success, or was it truly Burrow? The cupboard will not be empty for Burrow as he enters the league. Joe Mixon and the running game will do enough to keep defenses honest. While in the passing game, he has incumbents A.J. Green, Tyler Boyd, and John Ross all to work within the offense, not to mention the selection of WR Tee Higgins. Burrow will have plenty of weapons to not only lead to success in 2020 but beyond that, accelerating Cincinnati's rebuild.

With the state of the Bengals Defense, it's safe to say that Burrow will have plenty of opportunities to put points on the board. It's not out of the realm of possibility that he could finish as a low-end QB1 in 2020. Checking PFF projections, Burrow profiles as a 260+ fantasy-point player on the year, which would see the rookie finish as the QB17 on the season while he's currently getting off draft boards as the QB19. Even the slightest of improvements on his projections would put in inside the QB1 tier, which for his current ADP of 148 is a true bargain.