Joe Burrow remembers the feeling he had in the summer of 2019.
He’d had a good first year starting at LSU—after transferring from Ohio State—and was projected to be a mid-round pick in the April 2020 NFL draft. Justin Jefferson had emerged in 2018 as a true No. 1 receiver, but Ja’Marr Chase’s freshman production had been modest. The Tigers were bringing back seven starters on offense and eight on defense.