In the Cincinnati Bengals’ magical Super Bowl run in 2021, the team’s upstart defense came up clutch in many games. A big part of that unit’s success was the rotational defensive line, comprised of B.J. Hill, D.J. Reader, and Larry Ogunjobi, who routinely made big plays en route to an AFC Championship.
Over the course of the next few offseasons, this effective group was dismantled in free agency. Ogunjobi left after 2021, while Reader went to the Lions last spring. New defensive coordinator Al Golden has his hands full in recreating something close to that trio.