Bengals ‘fail’ to trade up but win in NFL mock draft anyway
The Bengals stumble into a big win in a new mock draft after a failure to trade up.
The Cincinnati Bengals might be a trade-back candidate from No. 10 in the NFL draft, but it’s nearly impossible to see the front office coughing up the assets needed to trade up . That’s an angle that comes to fruition in a new mock draft, too.
CBS Sports’ Zachary Pereles recently penned a mock in which the Bengals attempted to move up, but then sit at No. 10 and grab LSU cornerback Mansoor Delane: “After failing to (mock) trade up, the Bengals gladly scoop up Mansoor Delane at No. 10.
An elite coverage cornerback, Delane and DJ Turner II would form a strong tandem, something Cincinnati has not had in a while. The Bengals will hope the LSU-to-Cincinnati pipeline -- which includes Ja'Marr Chase and Joe Burrow -- continues to pay dividends. ” Talk about a win anyway.
Delane is one of the best outright prospects in the class. NFL. com’s Lance Zierlein likes him as an instant starter, even in a cornerback-heavy class, and wrote this: “Delane’s emergence over the past two years might be indicative of what’s to come, as he’s shown lockdown potential.