CINCINNATI, OHIO - DECEMBER 13: (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
The 2021 NFL Draft is deep in offensive tackles. Although most mock drafts project the Bengals to take Oregon OT Penei Sewell with the fifth pick if he is available, Pro Football Focus projects Cincinnati to take former LSU wide receiver, Ja’Marr Chase. Selecting Chase would allow Cincinnati to draft an OT in the second round.
Drafting Chase with their first-round pick would reunite Chase and Cincinnati franchise quarterback Joe Burrow who were teammates from 2018-19 with the Bayou Bengals. Chase led LSU in receiving yards and touchdowns in 2019 during the Tigers National Championship season.