Top sleeper first-round draft targets Bengals fans should clock at NFL Combine

Dec 31, 2025; Arlington, TX, USA; Miami Hurricanes defensive lineman Akheem Mesidor (3) celebrates after he sacks Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Julian Sayin (not pictured) during the 2025 Cotton Bowl and quarterfinal game of the College Football Playoff at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images | Jerome Miron-Imagn ImagesThe last time a major Joe Burrow injury led to a losing season for the Cincinnati Bengals was his rookie year. That "earned" them the right to draft Ja'Marr Chase in 2021, reuniting him with his college quarterback to spark a run to Super Bowl LVI.

Bengals personnel chief Duke Tobin had a dreadful remainder of that 2021 class, which is history all of Who…