LSU Football: Joe Burrow is least surprising Heisman Trophy winner ever

Joe Burrow won the 2019 Heisman Trophy in the least surprising fashion ever as the LSU football star beat out Chase Young, Justin Fields and Jalen Hurts.

Joe Burrow is the least surprising Heisman Trophy winner in recent memory.

And that’s OK.

This is not a knock on the rest of the field and the other finalists such as Justin Fields, Jalen Hurts and Chase Young, but Burrow put up video game-like stats all season long and didn’t miss any time. He stayed healthy and had over 4,700 yards, 48 touchdowns and just six interceptions. He rushed for another 289 yards and three more scores.

So when it’s all said and done after the Tigers’ playoff appearance, he should be over 5,000 passing yards, 50 touchdowns through the air and could very well have a national title ring to show for it.

But first, he gets the illustrious hardware for being college football’s best player.

You know how pitchers can pitch a “perfect game”? Well, Burrow did the football version of that, but for an entire campaign, making it a “perfect year” for the quarterback.

On top of that, he had multiple Heisman moments, capped off with an SEC title game gem where he eluded Georgia defenders and threw a pass that went for about 80 yards.

Oklahoma may have had the coolest storyline coming in with a chance to notch a third straight transfer quarterback-turned-Heisman winner. It was Baker Mayfield (transferred from Texas Tech) in 2017, Kyler Murray (transferred from Texas A&M) in 2018 and this year it was Jalen Hurts (Alabama).

Burrow’s story is not far behind, though. If you like underdogs, you have to love Burrow. He was told he was not good enough to play at Nebraska (his dream school) out of high school and then went to Ohio State and sat behind some talented quarterbacks before getting beat out by Dwayne Haskins. He decided to transfer to LSU, started in 2018 and played well, but nowhere near his 2019 Heisman-caliber showing.

And as a senior, he became one of the most incredible players in recent memory. He was accurate, showed a strong arm and didn’t shy away from the big stage.

Oh, and he has a pretty awesome personality.

Burrow now has a room at the Heisman House and he will go down as the biggest “no-brainer” winner in the past few decades because, well, this one wasn’t even a question.