Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is one of the most notable No. 1 overall draft picks of the modern NFL.
After one of the best college seasons ever, Burrow joined the Bengals and led a hometown team to its first playoff win and Super Bowl appearance in decades.
But Burrow’s efforts so far aren’t enough to rank him as the top No. 1 overall draft pick since 2000. CBS Sports’ Bryan DeArdo slots Burrow fourth on such a list, at least for right now:
“Sure, he hasn’t won a Super Bowl or a league MVP (he finished fourth in the voting last year behind winner Josh Allen), but Burrow has done just about everything else a player can do and has more than justified his status as a former No. 1 overall pick. A Super Bowl win would likely leapfrog him ahead of the only three players that are currently ahead of him on this list.”
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On the list, Burrow finished behind Cam Newton, Matthew Stafford and Eli Manning, a trio of quarterbacks with Super Bowl appearances of their own and long lists of accomplishments — on franchises that desperately needed quarterbacks to come in and help turn them around, too.
The fun thing about a list like this for Bengals fans? Burrow is still under 30 years old and has plenty of time to keep climbing it, especially after his MVP-like season last year.
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This article originally appeared on Bengals Wire: Bengals’ Joe Burrow lands spot on No. 1 overall draft pick rankings
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is one of the most notable No. 1 overall draft picks of the modern NFL.
After one of the best college seasons ever, Burrow joined the Bengals and led a hometown team to its first playoff win and Super Bowl appearance in decades.
But Burrow’s efforts so far aren’t enough to rank him as the top No. 1 overall draft pick since 2000. CBS Sports’ Bryan DeArdo slots Burrow fourth on such a list, at least for right now:
“Sure, he hasn’t won a Super Bowl or a league MVP (he finished fourth in the voting last year behind winner Josh Allen), but Burrow has done just about everything else a player can do and has more than justified his status as a former No. 1 overall pick. A Super Bowl win would likely leapfrog him ahead of the only three players that are currently ahead of him on this list.”
RELATED: Bengals 3-round mock draft: Getting realistic with Cincy’s picks
On the list, Burrow finished behind Cam Newton, Matthew Stafford and Eli Manning, a trio of quarterbacks with Super Bowl appearances of their own and long lists of accomplishments — on franchises that desperately needed quarterbacks to come in and help turn them around, too.
The fun thing about a list like this for Bengals fans? Burrow is still under 30 years old and has plenty of time to keep climbing it, especially after his MVP-like season last year.
RELATED: Bengals surprise with $350M request after Browns’ stadium success
This article originally appeared on Bengals Wire: Bengals’ Joe Burrow lands spot on No. 1 overall draft pick rankings
