The Cincinnati Bengals selected Fairchild in the NFL Draft Friday with their third-round pick. Bengals head coach Zac Taylor conceded on Saturday that he wasn't sure Fairchild would be available long enough to grab him at that point in the draft, but they did.

The Cincinnati Bengals finally hit on a pick in the 2025 NFL draft that fans across the board seemed to love. It's not hard to see why, either. The Bengals drafting Georgia's Dylan Fairchild in the third round presents a possible upgrade to the interior of the offensive line for Joe Burrow as soon as the summer.