Joe Burrow packed more value into his peak seasons than almost any quarterback in NFL history — a comet career that burned brightest when it mattered most. His KV-H peak of 76 is historically rare; while longevity was not his calling card, the impact of his best seasons is undeniable.
Joe Burrow
3× Pro BowlTop 4% all-time QBsAll-Time Great👑 #1 Quarterback · 2024📈 Late Developer · 2024Team Carrier · #477
Height6'4"
Weight215 lb
BornDec 10, 1996
Age29
ConferenceSoutheastern
Rookie yr2020
Draft2020 · Rd 1, Pick 1 · CIN
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextRegular-season all-time ranks
Postseason all-time ranks
3x
Pro Bowls
Season honors and record seasons
A top 5% all-time quarterback — a career that puts them among the greatest at their position in NFL history. Their above-average snap-level impact underscores the elite level they operated at.
#69 all-time in Pass TD (157). 2 behind Carson Wentz for #68 — on pace in ~1 season
Career Value · VORP
VORP 181 · #460 · EliteWorth 181 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 11% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +30.2 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
6 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
36
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
6
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+30.2
Avg surplus
peak +44
6 seasons × ~30.2 surplus ≈ VORP 181
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
4 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Defense | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2020 | — | CIN | 10 | — | 264 | 404 | 65.3% | 2,688 | 13 | 5 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 2.6 | 89.8 | 32 | 37 | 142 | 3 | 3.8 | 8.1 | 14 | 37.8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 709 | 97.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2021 | — | CIN | 16 | — | 366 | 520 | 70.4% | 4,611 | 34 | 14 | 6.5 | 2.7 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 2.4 | 108.3 | 51 | 40 | 118 | 2 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 14 | 35.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,007 | 96.6% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2021 | — | NYJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | — | CIN | 16 | — | 414 | 606 | 68.3% | 4,475 | 35 | 12 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 2.9 | 100.8 | 41 | 75 | 257 | 5 | 3.4 | 6.7 | 27 | 36.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,091 | 98.6% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2023 | — | CIN | 10 | — | 244 | 365 | 66.8% | 2,309 | 15 | 6 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 91.0 | 24 | 31 | 88 | 0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 9 | 29.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 602 | 93.7% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2023 | — | BAL | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | — | CIN | 17 | — | 460 | 652 | 70.6% | 4,918 | 43 | 9 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 4.8 | 108.5 | 48 | 42 | 201 | 2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 16 | 38.1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,132 | 99.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2025 | — | CIN | 8 | — | 173 | 259 | 66.8% | 1,809 | 17 | 5 | 6.6 | 1.9 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 3.4 | 100.7 | 17 | 14 | 41 | 0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 5 | 35.7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 478 | 87.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 80 | — | 1,921 | 2,806 | 68.5% | 20,810 | 157 | 51 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 3.1 | 101.1 | 213 | 239 | 847 | 12 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 85 | 35.6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5,019 | 95.6% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | |
Career EPA378.2·360 passing · 19 rushing·75.6/season
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 24 | CIN | 10 | 10* | 264 | 404 | 65.3% | 2,688 | 13 | 5 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 2.6 | 89.8 | 32 | 8.4 |
| 2021 | 25 | CIN | 16 | 15* | 366 | 520 | 70.4% | 4,611 | 34 | 14 | 6.5 | 2.7 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 2.4 | 108.3 | 51 | 14.3 |
| 2022 | 26 | CIN | 16 | 16* | 414 | 606 | 68.3% | 4,475 | 35 | 12 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 2.9 | 100.8 | 41 | 16.5 |
| 2023 | 27 | CIN | 10 | 9* | 244 | 365 | 66.8% | 2,309 | 15 | 6 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 91.0 | 24 | 7.6 |
| 2024 | 28 | CIN | 17 | 17* | 460 | 652 | 70.6% | 4,918 | 43 | 9 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 4.8 | 108.5 | 48 | 21.5 |
| 2025 | 29 | CIN | 8 | 7* | 173 | 259 | 66.8% | 1,809 | 17 | 5 | 6.6 | 1.9 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 3.4 | 100.7 | 17 | 6.7 |
| Career | 77 | 74* | 1,921 | 2,806 | 68.5% | 20,810 | 157 | 51 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 7.4 | — | — | 101.1 | 213 | 75 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 24 | CIN | 10 | 10* | 37 | 142 | 3 | 3.8 | 8.1 | 14 | 37.8 | 1 |
| 2021 | 25 | CIN | 16 | 15* | 40 | 118 | 2 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 14 | 35.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 26 | CIN | 16 | 16* | 75 | 257 | 5 | 3.4 | 6.7 | 27 | 36.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 27 | CIN | 10 | 9* | 31 | 88 | 0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 9 | 29.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 28 | CIN | 17 | 17* | 42 | 201 | 2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 16 | 38.1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 29 | CIN | 8 | 7* | 14 | 41 | 0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 5 | 35.7 | 0 |
| Career | 77 | 74* | 239 | 847 | 12 | 3.5 | — | 85 | — | 1 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 24 | CIN | 10 | 10* | 709 | 97.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 25 | CIN | 16 | 15* | 1,007 | 96.6% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2022 | 26 | CIN | 16 | 16* | 1,091 | 98.6% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 27 | CIN | 10 | 9* | 602 | 93.7% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2024 | 28 | CIN | 17 | 17* | 1,132 | 99.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 29 | CIN | 8 | 7* | 478 | 87.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | 77 | 74* | 5,019 | — | — | — | — | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 24 | — | — | 10* | 49.0 | -0.1 | — | 3,429 | 0 |
| 2021 | 25 | — | — | 15* | 99.5 | 3.5 | — | 4,227 | 0 |
| 2022 | 26 | — | — | 16* | 88.0 | 2.7 | — | 4,142 | 0 |
| 2023 | 27 | — | — | 9* | 6.1 | -3.5 | — | 2,347 | 0 |
| 2024 | 28 | — | — | 17* | 117.0 | 16.1 | — | 4,614 | 0 |
| Career | 67* | — | — | — | 18,759 | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Passing (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | OnTgt% | Bad% | Prss | Prss% | Hrry | Hits | Bltz | PktTime | Throwaway | Batted | Scrm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 24 | CIN | — | 10* | 75.3 | 14.8 | 109 | 24.1 | 30 | 47 | 138 | 2.3 | 8 | 4 | — |
| 2021 | 25 | CIN | — | 15* | 82.8 | 10.7 | 145 | 24.5 | 46 | 48 | 125 | 2.4 | 12 | 8 | — |
| 2022 | 26 | CIN | — | 16* | 79.1 | 12.9 | 111 | 16.5 | 22 | 48 | 110 | 2.2 | 17 | 24 | — |
| 2023 | 27 | CIN | — | 9* | 75.6 | 14.7 | 74 | 18.4 | 13 | 37 | 83 | 2.2 | 11 | 10 | — |
| 2024 | 28 | CIN | — | 17* | 80.3 | 11.6 | 155 | 21.5 | 38 | 69 | 164 | 2.2 | 20 | 10 | 22 |
| 2025 | 29 | CIN | — | 7* | 75.0 | 11.3 | 62 | 21.7 | 17 | 28 | 56 | 2.3 | 11 | 5 | 10 |
| Career | 74* | — | — | 656 | — | 166 | 277 | 676 | — | 79 | 61 | 32 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Rushing (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 24 | CIN | 10 | 10* | 119 | 3.2 | 23 | 0.6 | 3 | 12.3 | 14 |
| 2021 | 25 | CIN | 16 | 15* | 84 | 2.1 | 34 | 0.9 | 2 | 20.0 | 14 |
| 2022 | 26 | CIN | 16 | 16* | 220 | 2.9 | 37 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 28 |
| 2023 | 27 | CIN | 10 | 9* | 78 | 2.5 | 10 | 0.3 | 0 | — | 9 |
| 2024 | 28 | CIN | 17 | 17* | 166 | 4.0 | 35 | 0.8 | 0 | — | 16 |
| 2025 | 29 | CIN | 8 | 7* | 40 | 2.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | — | 5 |
| Career | 77 | 74* | 707 | — | 140 | — | 5 | — | 86 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 72 · GreatA great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 72 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
69
Sustained
career value
×.6
76
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 71.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 72· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 69
On-field 52.6
Availability 16.4
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
2020bestavg 66elite 702025
Team Carrier Evidence
Ranked #477 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position27
Depth
of 100
Reached 24% of the all-time Passing Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
24% of the all-time Passing Touchdowns leader24
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
75.64 EPA/season over 5 seasons75
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 89%.
Per-Snap Impact
Quarterbacks · proprietary · 2012+73
Excellent
SIS
EPA/snap0.083Snap share97.1%Off snaps4,541VolatileCV 2.00
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within quarterbacks, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average QBs aging curve. Group peak age: 29. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Playoff vs Regular Season
📊 Consistent
Passer Rating: 101.1 regular season → 93.8 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)
-7%
vs reg season
Postseason Career
7 playoff gamesPassing
Cmp169Att251Cmp%67.3%Yds1,826TD9Int4TD%3.6Int%1.6Y/A7.3AdjY/A7.3TD:INT2.3Rate93.8Sk29
Rushing
Att26Yds101TD1Y/A3.9TD%3.81D121D%46.2
Advanced (EPA)
Pass EPA15.1Rush EPA10.8Pass AirYd1,626
College Passing
| Season | School | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ohio State | 22 | 28 | 78.6% | 226 | 2 | 0 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 9.5 | — | 124.1 | — |
| 2017 | Ohio State | 7 | 11 | 63.6% | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | — | 78.2 | — |
| 2018 | LSU | 219 | 379 | 57.8% | 2,894 | 16 | 5 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 3.2 | 90.6 | — |
| 2019 | LSU | 402 | 527 | 76.3% | 5,671 | 60 | 6 | 11.4 | 1.1 | 10.8 | 12.5 | 10.0 | 143.7 | — |
| Career | 650 | 945 | 68.8% | 8,852 | 78 | 11 | 8.3 | 1.2 | 9.4 | 10.5 | 7.1 | 121.1 | 0 |
College Rushing
| Season | School | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ohio State | 12 | 58 | 1 | 4.8 | 8.3 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | Ohio State | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | LSU | 128 | 399 | 7 | 3.1 | 5.5 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | LSU | 115 | 368 | 5 | 3.2 | 4.3 | — | — | — |
| Career | 258 | 830 | 13 | 3.2 | 5.0 | — | — | — |
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Logan WilsonLB6yDrew SampleTE6yTee HigginsWR6yJalen DavisCB6yB.J. HillDE5yTrey HendricksonDE5yGermaine PrattLB5ySam HubbardDE5yAkeem Davis-GaitherLB5yJa'Marr ChaseWR5yEvan McPhersonK5yTrayveon WilliamsRB5yTrenton IrwinWR5yTed KarrasG4yVonn BellS4yDJ ReaderDT4yTyler BoydWR4yMike HiltonCB4ySamaje PerineRB4yJonah WilliamsDE4yJoe MixonRB4yCameron SampleDE4yJoseph OssaiDE4yMarkus BaileyLB4y
2020 Draft Class· this player went #1
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterJoe inherited the Cincinnati Bengals QB room from Andy Dalton (2011–2019), and holds it as the most recent the corpus records.
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with CIN
- 2020draft
Drafted by CIN — Round 1, Pick 1
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 215 lb
Frame
Injury History
1 career game missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | CIN | 1 | W3Questionable· CalfW12Out· right Wrist |
| 2021 | CIN | 0 | W18Questionable· Not injury related - resting player / Knee |
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →
Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 6-season peers. See all →
72
peak 76
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
B2020
B+2021
B+2022
C+2023
A2024
C+2025
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
76%
Era Translator
Pass Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Pass Yds | Pass Yds/G | → 2025 Pass Yds | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2,688 | 268.8 | 4,172+1,484 | 245.4 |
| 2021 | 4,611 | 288.2 | 4,586-25 | 269.8 |
| 2022 | 4,475 | 279.7 | 4,527+52 | 266.3 |
| 2023 | 2,309 | 230.9 | 3,887+1,578 | 228.6 |
| 2024 | 4,918 | 289.3 | 4,825-93 | 283.8 |
| 2025 | 1,809 | 226.1 | 3,844+2,035 | 226.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
181 career value over replacement — #460 all-time of 4,642. 30.2/season above a replacement-level QB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #1 (Rd 1) · CIN · 2020 · +10.2 vs expected KV-H
72actual
61.8 expected · Δ+10.2
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