Bengals trade, win big in final 7-round NFL mock draft

The NFL draft has finally arrived. After a long wait, the action in Pittsburgh will kick off Thursday night. Of course, Cincinnati Bengals fans will likely have to wait one more day before seeing their team jump in the action, unless Duke Tobin makes a big splash and jumps back into the first round on Thursday.

The Bengals traded the No. 10 pick to the New York Giants for defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence. The Bengals still have seven picks entering the draft.

They have one pick in the second, third and fourth rounds plus two picks each in the sixth and seventh rounds. With that, here is our final seven-round mock draft for the Bengals, with a Day 2 trade mixed in. No.

41 - Jacob Rodriguez, LB, Texas Tech Trading back was tempting, but the Bengals would be hard-pressed to pass up one of the top inside linebackers in this class. The former quarterback could soon become the quarterback of the defense for Al Golden and immediately upgrade the linebacking group after both Demetrius Knight and Barrett Carter struggled as rookies. No.