In 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, who’s sparked life into the unit with 11 touchdown passes in the past month.