LSU QB Joe Burrow Wins 2019 Walter Camp Award as Player of the Year

LSU quarterback Joe Burrow, who is widely expected to win the Heisman Trophy, took home the Walter Camp Player of the Year award on Thursday.

Burrow accounted for 51 touchdowns (48 passing, three rushing) on the undefeated LSU Tigers, who won the SEC and will enter the College Football Playoff field as the No. 1 seed.

The ex-Ohio State backup signal-caller, who transferred to LSU in May 2018, completed 77.9 percent of his passes while averaging 10.7 yards per attempt.

Burrow should sweep any major award that he's eligible for this postseason after guiding LSU to a 13-0 record.

He faces stiff competition for the Heisman with Ohio State edge-rusher Chase Young, Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts and Ohio State signal-caller Justin Fields also up for the honor.

However, Burrow's Heisman chances are considered such a stone-cold lock that the odds are off sportsbook boards, per ESPN.com.

Burrow also looks likely to parlay his excellent season into becoming the No. 1 pick in the 2020 NFL draft. Bleacher Report's Matt Miller selected him as the top selection to the Cincinnati Bengals in his latest mock.

As for now, Burrow and the Tigers have their sights set on the school's first national championship since 2007, when they beat Ohio State in the BCS National Championship Game.

OSU happens to be the No. 2 seed in the field and is set to face the defending national champion Clemson Tigers in the semifinals on Saturday, Dec. 28.

LSU will play No. 4 Oklahoma on the same day. The semifinal winners will play the national title game on Monday, Jan. 13, in New Orleans.