The Cincinnati Bengals wanted to get a new offensive tackle to protect second-year quarterback Joe Burrow. So, they went got Clemson’s Jackson Carman in the 2021 NFL Draft.
The All-ACC left tackle, who helped Clemson win a national championship in 2018 and play Burrow’s LSU Tigers in the 2019 title game, was selected No. 46 overall Friday in the second round by the Bengals.
Carman’s selection marked Clemson’s highest drafted offensive lineman since offensive guard Dave Thompson went No. 30 overall in the second round of the 1971 NFL Draft.
“The Bengals are getting a first-round talent.