Bengals Day 2 mock draft for Rounds 2-3

Round 3, Pick 8: Anthony Hill Jr., LB, Texas

Hill is a linebacker who, at one point, was in the first-round conversation, yet despite that and good testing results, he has seemingly been slowly sliding down boards since the season ended. It still seems more on the unlikely side that he could slide to the Bengals’ pick in the third round, but all it takes is a few surprise linebackers going ahead of him, and he could be available here. Another young, talented linebacker was added to the room, and Hill is well acquainted with playing a heavy blitzing role, which would be welcome as a player who could really add versatility to the Bengals defensive fronts. In the end, there are a lot of great options for the Bengals’ Day 2 picks. Outside of the players mentioned, the Bengals could take a swing at the top ten talent with the concerning injury in Jermod McCoy. They could also take the stud smaller corner in D’Angelo Ponds, Round 2 linebackers like Jacob Rodriguez or CJ Allen, or even a pass rusher like Cashius Howell or R Mason Thomas. The Bengals will have a lot of good options at 41; they just need to not go off the wall as they did for the Jackson Carman or Drew Sample picks. Stick close to the board, and the Bengals should get a great player at 41.