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Draft Note by John Paulsen
Burrow could rise in the rankings depending on how the offseason goes. As it stands, his less-than-usual time with his receivers is worrisome, so he may not have a “normal” rookie season. I have a regression model to get a starting point for rookie quarterbacks and Burrow came in with the highest-projected completion percentage, the second-highest projected touchdown percentage, the fourth-highest projected-YPA and the fourth-lowest projected interception percentage in the 55-player sample. He’s also projected to rush for 18.1 yards per game, giving him dual-threat ability to go along with a potent receiving corps that includes A.J. Green, Tyler Boyd, Tee Higgins, Auden Tate, John Ross and Joe Mixon. Burrow is an intriguing No. 2 quarterback pick that might pay dividends by midseason.

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Draft note
by John Paulsen
Burrow could rise in the rankings depending on how the offseason goes. As it stands, his less-than-usual time with his receivers is worrisome, so he may not have a “normal” rookie season. I have a regression model to get a starting point for rookie quarterbacks and Burrow came in with the highest-projected completion percentage, the second-highest projected touchdown percentage, the fourth-highest projected-YPA and the fourth-lowest projected interception percentage in the 55-player sample. He’s also projected to rush for 18.1 yards per game, giving him dual-threat ability to go along with a potent receiving corps that includes A.J. Green, Tyler Boyd, Tee Higgins, Auden Tate, John Ross and Joe Mixon. Burrow is an intriguing No. 2 quarterback pick that might pay dividends by midseason.

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Bengals happy to see WR A.J. Green back on field

Cincinnati.com
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Aug 04 · 8:43 PM EDT

Rookies and veterans are working out together this week as the Cincinnati Bengals go through the acclimation period of training camp. The acclimation portion of camp features on-field walk-throughs, which means Joe Burrow is tossing his first passes to A.J. Green this week.

“He's one of the best receivers in the league. I couldn't be more excited to work with him,” Burrow said of Green.

Fantasy Impact: 

The story said Green hasn’t entered a season with a rookie starting quarterback since he and Andy Dalton both started as first-year players in 2011. The wideout caught 65 footballs for 1,057 receiving yards and had seven touchdowns with Dalton throwing him the football in 2011. Factor in a new coach, too, and Green is going off the board in the sixth round which is the latest we've seen in years.

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Scouting report

by Chris Kucharski
· Jul 20 · 9:41 AM EDT

CIN QB Joe Burrow - 2020 Fantasy Football Outlook

Fantasy Upside
Obviously, there are high expectations for Joe Burrow like there are for any quarterback selected in the first round let alone the number one overall pick. The Bengals cleared the way for their franchise quarterback to be their starter by trading away veteran Andy Dalton. Even with the learning curve very steep to be a successful quarterback in the NFL, the Bengals are giving Burrow two things to have a chance to be relevant his rookie season - opportunity and offensive weapons. Kyler Murray and Dak Prescott are success stories as a both were starters Week 1 of their rookie campaigns and ended up being solid fantasy quarterbacks that season. Burrow will get that chance. But he will also be in a position because Cincy's cupboard is not bare. Running back Joe Mixon is considered a top-10 fantasy back, Tyler Boyd and A.J. Green are very good fantasy receivers and John Ross emerged as a passing game option last season with Green out.

Fantasy Downside
We listed Murray and Prescott as success stories, but there is a longer list of rookie quarterbacks that struggled and even with significant playing time, were unable to live up to their hype. This could happen to Burrow despite the opportunities he will have. He will be challenged with an offensive line that is ranked 31st in the NFL by PFF heading into the 2020 season. He will have to face two top defenses in Baltimore and Pittsburgh twice during the season as well as the Browns who have the potential to improve.

2020 Bottom Line
Burrow did everything he needed to do in college to earn that No. 1 pick. The talent level is there and the talent around him will give him a good chance to have a solid rookie season. From a fantasy standpoint, he ranks as a solid QB1. He has higher value in keeper and dynasty leagues as he will eventually be a top-10 fantasy quarterback, But for 2020, his ADP of 125 and as the 15th quarterback coming off the board places him in line with where he ranks this pre-season. He is great backup quarterback to have on your roster as his ceiling is high, but he should not be your fantasy starter Week 1.

Past Scouting Reports

2020 Strength of Schedule - CIN

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10W11W12W13W14W15W16W17
7
LAC		23
@CLE		13
@PHI		22
JAX		3
@BAL		14
@IND		23
CLE		19
TEN		BYE2
@PIT		26
@WAS		31
NYG		27
@MIA		20
DAL		2
PIT		24
@HOU		3
BAL

Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.

2019 Game Stats

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