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Bengals mock draft from ESPN lands LSU DB, 5-foot-9 WR, and DT with an incredible nickname

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This is a fascinating three-round haul for the Bengals from ESPN.

Bengals mock draft from ESPN lands LSU DB, 5-foot-9 WR, and DT with an incredible nickname originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Cincinnati Bengals don't have multiple picks inside the first, second, or third rounds, but they do own their original selections, which will come early in each of those rounds.

While they might not be able to land the best player in the class, they will have their choice of plenty of very talented players in this year's draft class. In a recent three-round ESPN mock draft from Mel Kiper, Field Yates, and Matt Miller, the Bengals land three very interesting players at three different positions. Bengals 3-round mock from ESPN lands CB, WR, DT At the 10th overall pick, Miller has the Bengals taking Mansoor Delane, a cornerback out of LSU.

"DJ Turner II and Dax Hill are talented, but Delane would be an upgrade on the outside," Miller writes. That's not a strange selection, with the Bengals' need for more defensive help leaving the door open for edge, cornerback, linebacker, or safety help with that 10th overall pick. But things get strange thanks to Kiper, who has the Bengals selecting Georgia 5-foot-9 WR Zachariah Branch with the 41st overall pick.

More : ESPN analyst praises Bengals for Boye Mafe $60M signing "He'd be yet another playmaker for Joe Burrow alongside Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins," Kiper writes. Finally, last but certainly not least, in the third round, Yates has the Bengals selecting Iowa State defensive tackle Domonique Orange. This new interior lineman on defense has an incredible nickname of "Big Citrus," and would be a fun pickup for the Bengals.