Cincinnati selected Fairchild in the third round of April's draft, adding a proven interior offensive lineman out of the University of Georgia ... He started all 14 games for the Bulldogs in 2024 and earned both second-team All-America and second-team All-Southeastern Conference honors from the Associated Press ... Played in 34 total games over four seasons (2021-24) in Athens, with each of his 24 career starts coming in the past two years ... Has a strong wrestling background, which caught the eye of Bengals offensive line coach and former jiu-jitsu world champion Scott Peters during the draft process ... Compiled a 67-0 career record in high school wrestling, and won back-to-back Georgia state titles in the Class 7A heavyweight division ... Was teammates with Bengals OT Amarius Mims at Georgia from 2021-23.
Selected by Cincinnati in third round of NFL Draft (81st overall) on 4-25-25 ... Signed with Bengals on 5-8-25.
Offensive coordinator Dan Pitcher says:
"To me, it's a blend of stoutness, power, ability to anchor versus power, and the ability to re-direct laterally with quickness. There's a lot of explosive, twitchy interior rushers in our league, so you have to have that appropriate blend of strength and lateral mobility. We believe Dylan has both those things in spades."
Played in 34 games with 24 starts over four seasons (2021-24) at Georgia.
2024—Named second-team All-American and first-team All-SEC by the Associated Press ... Started all 14 games ... Pass protected for Georgia offense that ranked third in SEC in net passing yards per game (281.0).
2023—Played in all 14 games with 10 starts ... Member of Georgia offensive line that led the SEC and ranked seventh nationally in sacks allowed per game (0.93) ... Helped Georgia rank second in SEC and fifth in nation in yards per game (496.5).
2022—Saw action in five games as a reserve O-lineman.
2021—Played in one game, seeing action in fourth quarter on Nov. 20 vs. Charleston Southern.
Attended West Forsyth High School in Cumming, Ga. ... Selected to 2021 All-American Bowl ... As a senior, helped team rush for 1422 yards and 12 TDs in 12 games ... Had three rushing attempts for five yards in senior season ... Also competed in wrestling, and won two Georgia Class 7A heavyweight state titles while compiling a 67-0 career record.
Hometown is Cumming, Ga. ... Majored in sport management at Georgia ... In addition to football, he was a two-time Georgia state champion wrestler in the Class 7A heavyweight division.
