A year ago, chances seemed good Joe Burrow would get drafted this week. Just on Saturday, when the fourth through seventh rounds are held.
Phil Steele’s college football preview is a bible to many, and he had Burrow as the 15th-ranked draft eligible quarterback heading into last season. Among the main “way-too-early” 2020 mock drafts last April, none had Burrow in the first round. An ESPN story last December quoted an unnamed AFC scout, saying Burrow “quite frankly looked like a backup at best last year.” He looked like a good college player for LSU and a mid- to-late-round NFL pick.