No one knew Joe Burrow would be the number one pick a year ago. The LSU signal caller was coming off a solid, yet unspectacular first season in Baton Rouge after transferring from Ohio State. Scanning some prominent preseason mock drafts, not a single one suspected Burrow’s meteoric rise over the 2019 season. How could they? Burrow went from throwing 16 touchdowns in 2018 to throwing 60 last year. He only threw one more interception despite throwing 44 more touchdowns.
Of course, Joe Burrow is only the most obvious example of what can happen over the course of a college football season.