It's no secret the Cincinnati Bengals have struggled to get immediate return on their recent NFL Draft investments. That is a big reason why they haven't achieved more during the Joe Burrow era — and why he's sidelined yet again with another injury.
Through two weeks of the new season, the Bengals are 2-0, yet they've relegated 2024 third-round picks Jermaine Burton and McKinnley Jackson to street clothes as game-day inactives. Disappointing to say the least.
The jury is still out on Burton and McKinnley, and really, you can't make a sweeping judgment about any draft class until at least two or three full seasons out.