The Cincinnati Bengals struggle in a new type of mock draft that emphasizes re-drafting the NFL. There, the Bengals understandably miss on Joe Burrow, who goes fourth overall to the New England Patriots. In the mock draft from NFL.com’s Chad Reuter, the Bengals are then forced to go with C.J. Stroud at No. 17:

Trey Hendrickson - who claims he's been lied to by a Bengals front office that promised he'd be taken care of - wants to get his. And that is nothing new ... and that has nothing to do with Joe Burrow.

Most would probably agree Joe Burrow’s Cincinnati Bengals offense deserves a spot in the top five rankings when looking ahead to the 2025 season. Joe Burrow catches some heat for Bengals’ contract drama Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is often on the receiving end of praise for his role in getting the franchise to pay up for Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins.