Why Dylan Fairchild is the Bengals’ most underrated building block

Cincinnati Bengals v Denver Broncos - NFL 2025 | Perry Knotts/GettyImagesIn a season filled with unexpected twists for the Cincinnati, one of the most encouraging developments has come from a player few outside the building are talking about -- rookie left guard Dylan Fairchild.

A third-round pick out of Georgia (No. 81 overall in April), Fairchild has quietly emerged as one of the most reliable young interior linemen in football, giving Cincinnati a building block for both the present and future.

The Bengals’ season as a whole has been a turbulent one. Joe Burrow’s injury derailed much of any hope around the unit, and since then, the offense has cycled through Jake Browning and Joe Flacco,…