Dynasty Draft Advice: Jermaine Burton, Ja’Marr Chase, Joe Burrow

The AFC North is one of the best divisions in football year after year. In 2023, they saw three of their four teams make the playoffs and one – the Ravens – make it to the AFC title game.

As we turn toward 2024 and look at all of the changes in this division, the one thing that comes to mind for me is, “Here we go again.” We dive into the division and examine the dynasty draft outlook for each team. Let’s get into it.

Dynasty Draft Advice

Cincinnati Bengals

Fantasy Depth Chart

QB: Joe Burrow, Jake Browning
RB: Zack Moss, Chase Brown
WR: Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, Jermaine Burton (R)
TE: Mike Gesicki, Erick All (R)

Last but not least are the Bengals, who finished fourth in the AFC North with a 9-8 record. The AFC North was the only division in the NFL to have all four teams finish above .500 last year. And when your last-place team is a team like the Bengals, you better look out. Even with starting QB Joe Burrow getting hurt, they finished 16th in total offense (5,422 yards), 15th in passing (3,895 yards) and 31st in rushing (1,527 yards).

Heading into 2023, everyone in fantasy was chomping at the bit to draft the Bengals players from top to bottom. Most managers who selected Bengals players were disappointed. Stud WR Ja’Marr Chase finished as WR11 and since-departed RB Joe Mixon finished as RB6, both in PPR scoring. Burrow and backup QB Jake Browning finished as QB35 and QB27, respectively. All in all, it was a bad season for the Bengals and anyone who relied on them for fantasy, as well.

The NFL Draft helped the Bengals’ outlook improve for 2024. The team lost WR Tyler Boyd to free agency but replaced him with rookie WR Jermaine Burton in round No. 3 from Alabama. They also selected Iowa TE Erick All in round No. 4, who now pairs with free agent TE Mike Gesicki. Overall, this team got stronger in almost every way since 2023 ended. As long as Burrow’s wrist also strengthens, fantasy managers should be happy to roster whoever they can from this team in 2024.