Surprise Bengals player had great showing during joint practices vs. Packers

When it comes to the Cincinnati Bengals offensive line, the biggest talking points continue to be Orlando Brown Jr. and the right tackle battle, where Jonah Williams sits ahead of others.

Even left guard Cordell Volson, a possible breakout, commands some headlines.

But when the Bengals linked up for joint practices with the Green Bay Packers, it was backup D’Ante Smith who stunned with his showing.

As Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic wrote recently, Smith put multiple Packers on the ground while throwing nice blocks:

A forgotten man in the backup tackle conversation, Smith enjoyed a remarkable run through pass protection one-on-one drills. He put four Packers on the ground during a string of…