Bengals go heavy on defense in final 7-round NFL Mock Draft
What direction will the Bengals go in for the 2026 NFL Draft?
The day is here! The day we have all been waiting for, for months. Today is the start of the NFL Draft.
Some of us simply turn it on and watch the first couple of rounds, and others create thousands of mock drafts to see if they can even come close to guessing who their favorite team is going to pick. In the end, nobody really knows except the front office sitting in the war room. Though the Bengals already made a pre-draft trade over the weekend as they traded away their first round pick (#10) for All-Pro defensive tackle, Dexter Lawrence.
Some say it was too steep, and others say it’s about time this front office made some sort of splash, showing they want to win right now. Albert Breer has already predicted that he believes this isn’t the last trade for the Bengals . He believes they jump high for Joe Burrow and make another trade.
Only question is: Do they make a giant trade back into the first round, move up, or maybe back into the second round? For now, here’s my projection for the Bengals’ current draft picks. Pick 41: Jacob Rodriguez (LB) I’m sticking to my guns.
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