Paul Burmeister

Paul Burmeister (born March 10, 1971) is an analyst for the NFL Network, hosting such shows as College Scoreboard, Path to the Draft and Playbook.

Burmeister was an American football quarterback at the University of Iowa, where he led his team to the inaugural Alamo Bowl. He was a designated throwing quarterback at the 1994 NFL Scouting Combine, and he spent the 1995 offseason with the Minnesota Vikings.

Prior to working for the NFL Network, Burmeister was a sports anchor for NBC affiliate KWWL in Waterloo, Iowa, where he worked alongside Rick Coleman and Chris Kolkhorst.

In 2011 Burmeister did play-by-play coverage for the Versus cablecasts of college football games. He performs the same role for NBC Sports Network for college football and occasional college basketball games. He works with Rod Woodson for football and Blaine Fowler for basketball. Burmeister was the preseason voice for the Jacksonville Jaguars and currently does play-by-play for Kansas City Chiefs preseason. In 2012, Burmeister became the lead play-by-play coverage of college basketball with Blaine Fowler.