Joe Burrow Will Be 'Great Pro' Based on Pattern, Says QB Coach Jordan Palmer

Joe Burrow had an unspectacular college career until 2019, but his quarterback tutor, Jordan Palmer, believes the prospect's ability to deal with adversity will help him going forward.

Palmer, who had began working with Burrow last summer, explained his faith in the LSU product to Peter King of Football Morning in America:

"The patterns that I've seen with Joe is, he took a bad high school football program and they barely lost in the state championship. He gets knocked down at Ohio State but he still believes in himself. Then what happened at LSU. Well that's a pattern. He came, he was humble, he bought in, he got others to buy in, he demanded execution across the board and led by example in that category. So yeah, he's gonna be a great pro."

Palmer also noted he believed in Patrick Mahomes coming out of college because of his "patterns."

Burrow initially came to Ohio State in 2015 but sat behind Cardale Jones, J.T. Barrett and Dwayne Haskins before eventually transferring to LSU. 

While he became a starter in 2018, he only threw 16 touchdown passes in 13 games and was an afterthought on draft boards until blowing up with his Heisman Trophy campaign in 2019. The quarterback set an NCAA single-season record with 60 touchdown passes while leading the Tigers to the national title during an undefeated 15-0 season.

This quick rise has been a bit of concern for some scouts.

"A year ago, the guy probably would've gone in the third or fourth round, and this year, all of a sudden, he's Andrew Luck," an AFC executive said in February, per Tom Pelissero of NFL.com.

However, Palmer believes this type of path could be valuable in shaping Burrow's future.

"When I look at maturity and confidence in Joe Burrow, I didn't need more than two days," he said.

Palmer had a career in the NFL and other professional football leagues as a backup from 2007-14, spending time around a lot of quarterbacks despite throwing only 18 NFL regular-season passes himself. He still sees something different in Burrow, who is expected to go to the Cincinnati Bengals with the No. 1 overall pick during April's draft in Las Vegas.

"This dude could be the next one," Palmer said.