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Heisman Trophy: Perfect NFL fits for the 2019 finalists

By Nicholas McGee

OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI - NOVEMBER 16: Joe Burrow #9 of the LSU Tigers reacts during the first half of a game against the Mississippi Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on November 16, 2019 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI - NOVEMBER 16: Joe Burrow #9 of the LSU Tigers reacts during the first half of a game against the Mississippi Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on November 16, 2019 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /
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The 2019 Heisman Trophy winner will be decided on Saturday. Here we look at the best NFL fits for each of the four finalists.

The most outstanding player in college football will be recognized on Saturday when the 2019 Heisman Trophy winner in New York.

Joe Burrow is the favorite to take home the most prestigious individual prize in the college game, with Chase Young, Jalen Hurts, and Justin Fields his competition in the final.

Burrow, Young, and Hurts are bound for the NFL in 2020, with Fields likely to join them a year later.

It will be a surprise if Burrow and Hurts are still on board by the time the third overall pick rolls around in April. However, the teams selecting that high often do not present an ideal situation for the top prospects in the class. Here we look at the teams that would represent the best NFL fit for each of the four players attending Saturday’s ceremony.

OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI – NOVEMBER 16: Joe Burrow #9 of the LSU Tigers reacts during the first half of a game against the Mississippi Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on November 16, 2019, in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI – NOVEMBER 16: Joe Burrow #9 of the LSU Tigers reacts during the first half of a game against the Mississippi Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on November 16, 2019, in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /

Joe Burrow – Indianapolis Colts

The overwhelming likelihood is that Burrow becomes a Cincinnati Bengal. He’ll be the face of the franchise but will be set up to endure some struggles early on, with a talent-poor roster providing little in the way of a support system for a young quarterback.

That would not be the case for Burrow in Indianapolis, where he would have the benefit of an offensive line that ranks ninth in Football Outsiders’ Adjusted Sack Rate allowed, a talented group of running backs and one of the better offensive minds in the league in head coach Frank Reich.

The Colts could use upgrades at the pass-catching positions, but, with T.Y. Hilton, Eric Ebron, and Parris Campbell on the team and Reich calling the plays, Burrow would be in the ideal environment to succeed straight away.

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