It is almost not worth thinking about how LSU quarterback Joe Burrow arrived at the doorstep of being the first overall draft pick. Trying to wrap your head around Burrow going from just another LSU quarterback to blossoming into one of the best prospects the sport has seen in a decade is a tiresome exercise. Burrow's story feels rather unprecedented, but the fact that we can not directly explain it does not make him any less legitimate.
Truth be told, it does not matter how Burrow arrived here. What matters is what Burrow put on tape to prove himself as an NFL quarterback.