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All signs point to the Cincinnati Bengals drafting LSU quarterback Joe Burrow with the No. 1 overall pick on April 23, with Tyler Dragon of the Cincinnati Enquirer reporting that he's been on top of the team's 2020 prospect board since before the 2019 regular season ended.
The apparent interest became even clearer Monday after Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported that team owner Mike Brown sat in on the team's interview of Burrow at the NFL Scouting Combine, making himself available to answer any questions the 2019 Heisman Trophy winner had about the organization:
Burrow is second on Matt Miller of Bleacher Report's latest big board and slated to go first overall to Cincinnati in his post-combine mock draft.