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Bengals: 2020 draft class highly regarded one year later

UNSPECIFIED LOCATION - APRIL 23: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) In this still image from video provided by the Cincinnati Bengals, quarterback Joe Burrow speaks via teleconference after being selected during the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft on April 23, 2020. (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images)

The Cincinnati Bengals selected seven players in the 2020 NFL Draft and their draft was praised heavily at the time. One year later, Mike Renner — after revisiting his grades for teams’ 2020 drafts — has stuck to his guns with his “A” grade for the Bengals.

Renner didn’t have much to say about his “re-grade”, but did offer this:

Joe Burrow was as advertised but just didn’t have much help in the way of protection.