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NFL.com mock draft: Bengals take Northwestern's Rashawn Slater over Oregon's Penei Sewell

Cincinnati Bengals fans hoping the team will draft Oregon standout Penei Sewell to protect quarterback Joe Burrow might be surprised to learn the latest NFL.com mock draft has the team taking another offensive tackle - Northwestern's Rashawn Slater - over Sewell in April.

Daniel Jeremiah has the Bengals selecting Slater with the fifth overall pick, explaining, "Florida TE Kyle Pitts would be tempting right here, but the Bengals must address the offensive line. Slater has five-position flexibility and his tape is outstanding."

Jeremiah has Sewell falling to the Dallas Cowboys with the 10th pick, but does note that he "could go as high as No.