Analyzing Bengals' showing in new 7-round NFL mock draft

NFL mock draft Rounds 2-7 Bengals

• Round 2, No. 41: Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, S, Toledo
• Round 3, No 72: Jake Golday, LB Cincinnati
• Round 4, No. 110: Billy Schrauth, G, Notre Dame
• Round 6, No. 189: Anthony Lucas, EDGE, USC
• Round 6, No. 199: Joe Royer, TE, Cincinnati
• Round 7, No. 221: Enrique Cruz Jr., OL, Kansas
• Round 7, No. 226: Kendrick Law, WR Kentucky

The Bengals make a small trade in this mock that lets them add more picks to the back end.

Rounds 2 and 3 are really fun. McNeil-Warren is a solid safety who could develop while playing in a rotation. They added Bryan Cook and Kyle Dugger, but depth is still shaky and there’s no guarantee Jordan Battle pans out or gets extended.

Getting local product Jake Golday would be a fun win for the team and fans. He’d provide insurance if their major gamble on Demetrius Knight and Barrett Carter doesn’t work out.

The rest of the order is solid depth. They need long-term interior developmental-types behind the likes of Ted Karras. They need a deeper pass-rushing rotation. And tight end has some shaky depth of its own after Erick All’s injury woes. There could be a competition at third wideout after Andrei Iosivas’ so-so outing last year, too.

Overall, this one would register as a slightly controversial outing for the Bengals at the draft, mostly because of the injury risk in Round 1 and perhaps because of the lack of an interior defender. But there are some quality depth upgrades and nice upside, too.

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