Former NFL quarterback Carson Palmer said Tuesday he didn’t at first think that Joe Burrow was a lock to go to the Cincinnati Bengals with the No. 1 pick.

The Bengals drafted Palmer with the No. 1 pick of the 2003 draft. He spent seven seasons with the team before a rift with the organization ended his tenure there. He said the Bengals shouldn’t overlook Ohio State star Chase Young.

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“That’s a great question. At the end of the day, when you’re looking at Andy Dalton, who’s currently under contract for the Bengals, who is a really good player. He gets a knock mainly because he’s played for the Bengals,” Palmer said in an appearance on “The Dan Patrick Show.”

“But Andy can play. And Andy may not be a No. 1 pick and may not be that guy off the draft board but Andy has been extremely, extremely productive. And you’ve got a chance to get a guy who can get after the quarterback probably 14 to 15 to 16 times — like a Von Miller type of career at defensive end, that guy’s hard to pass up. And the other thing about Chase Young, too, is he’s great in the run game.”

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Palmer expressed concerns that Burrow didn’t get enough playing time under his belt while he was at LSU and Ohio State.

“There is a ton of unknowns on Joe.” Palmer said. “He played one year of college football. It is extremely risky, right? But you’ve got to have a quarterback. And that position is — as we know — it’s the position you have to have. Every team that is a Super Bowl contender has a quarterback. So until you have that guy, you’re always looking for him. Now, Andy Dalton still is under contract. Chase Young, as you’re saying, could be the best player in the draft — probably is the best player in the draft. I think it’s a really difficult decision that they have to make.

"They have to either pass up on a guy that’s a 14-sack guy or go after a guy that could be the future of your franchise and handle the quarterback position for the future of your franchise for the next 10 to 15 years. It’s obviously a big decision and a difficult decision.”

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The Bengals are on the clock and are likely to take Burrow. It would be the fifth time out of the last six years that a team would have taken a quarterback with the No 1 pick.