Ja'Marr Chase #1 of the Cincinnati Bengals (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)
It felt like a foregone conclusion that the Cincinnati Bengals would spend the fifth overall pick on Penei Sewell out of Oregon. After all, the Bengals had an atrocious offensive line the season before that led to Joe Burrow getting injured and missing the final six games of his rookie year.
Instead, the Bengals went in a different direction, selecting Ja’Marr Chase with the fifth overall pick. The selection of Chase was likely because he played with Joe Burrow at LSU during that magical 2019 season and they hoped it’d put this offense over the top.