For most of the time between January and April, aka NFL Draft time, I truly believed edge rusher was a position the Bengals needed to try and target early in the draft. Even after signing free agent Kerry Wynn from the Giants, the position group had a few major unanswered questions entering 2019.
The biggest one being: what if Carl Lawson doesn’t immediately return to form?
Since bursting onto the scene as a rookie in 2017, Lawson has been a workhorse for the Bengals’ pass rush.