The Cincinnati Bengals had high hopes for their 2015 NFL Draft class, which was supposed to go a long way toward contributing to long-term stability along the offensive line. They used their first two picks that year, in rounds one and two, on offensive tackles, in their minds preparing for the departures of their then-current starters.
Those starters ended up leaving, but the young players were unable to step up into their places. The big blow was the departure of left tackle Andrew Whitworth. First-round pick Cedric Ogbuehi has struggled significantly to lock up a job either there or at right tackle the past two years, but will try once again at right tackle, from which position he was benched in 2016.