2021 NFL Mock Draft: Mac Jones explodes into top 5 in final edition

MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - JANUARY 11: Mac Jones #10 of the Alabama Crimson Tide in action during the third quarter of the College Football Playoff National Championship game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Hard Rock Stadium on January 11, 2021 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – OCTOBER 19: Penei Sewell #58 of the Oregon Ducks looks on in the fourth quarter against the Washington Huskies during their game at Husky Stadium on October 19, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /

Scouting Report. Oregon. player. 56. Pick Analysis. OT. Penei Sewell. 5

The best offensive lineman in this year’s draft class will go No. 5 overall to the team that needs a tackle the most.

Joe Burrow suffered an injury last season that may have been prevented with better line play which would have led to less hits taken throughout the year. It’s pretty clear that the Bengals could use a lineman who could play either left tackle or left guard but they might try to get fancy and go after a receiver.

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Ja’Marr Chase would also make sense here because Burrow and him formed a solid connection in their time together at LSU, but the Bengals just need to go safe and pick a guy who was dubbed by some scouts as a “future Hall of Famer” at tackle.

Sewell is going to be in the league for a long time and why not in Cincinnati? The Bengals would be foolish to pass up the Pro Bowl talent for some flash.

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