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In recent years players like wide receivers Tyler Boyd and Auden Tate or defensive linemen Sam Hubbard have emerged as a breakout star for the Bengals. Broadcasters Dan Hoard and Dave Lapham, along with Bengals.com writers Geoff Hobson and Michael LaPlaca, predict who could be the Bengals breakout star in 2020.

Shawn Williams, one of the captains just emerging from one of his most emotional days as a Cincinnati Bengal, knew it had to be done. "We had a meeting airing it all out," said Williams of a day head coach Zac Taylor set aside for feelings instead of football. "The raw, uncut truth of feelings ... It was very open. To hear people express the way they're feeling, it was hard. But it's what's needed."

It was a rookie year that had a lot of ups and downs for Bengals offensive lineman Michael Jordan. But the way Jordan finished the season gives the team hope he will be a long-term fixture on the offensive line.

A look at some young players who could make a big impact this season.

The evidence just keeps piling up. Michael Jordan, the youngest Bengal at 21, is the guy born to be an Opening Day Bengals starter. His dad is a Roger Bacon High school grad that still knows the fight song. Jordan remembers meeting the Chad-Carson Bengals in elementary school. The day he was named the starting left guard would have been his uncle's 54th birthday. But offensive line coach Jim Turner could care less where he was born or when he was born or how the fates conspired to get him here.

The signings included DT Renell Wren, G/C Michael Jordan, HB Trayveon Williams, HB Rodney Anderson and CB Jordan Brown.