The Bengals 2024 1st round pick - A question to all Mock Drafters

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(01-31-2024, 01:54 AM)depthchart Wrote: 2023 Draft the Bengals took Myles Murphy DE (not to start immediately) but to develop into a possible future Starter/Depth.

2022 Draft the Bengals took Dax Hill Safety (not to start immediately) but to develop to Start in 2023 after a 2022 Starting Safety left.


*The Bengals could repeat this approach and not go after an immediate Starter in 2024 round one but instead get a player in

      place to Start at a position for the next year 2025 or 2026. (In place to replace a 2024 or 2025 Starter that they expect will leave)


**If they take this approach in the 2024 Draft;

     What position(s) might be a fit to get a 1st round player in place to start say in 2025 after a 2024 Starter leaves ? or 2026 ?

     (Name a 1st round rookie & who currently on the Bengals he may be replacing down the road if this approach is used by the Bengals)

Brian Thomas Jr. WR LSU could be drafted to replace Tee Higgins in 2025.

Johnny Newton, DT Illinois or Byron Murphy II DT Texas could be drafted to replace BJ Hill in 2025.

Jackson Powers-Johnson OC/OG Oregon could be drafted to replace Ted Karras in 2025.

Terrion Arnold CB Alabama could be drafted to replace Mike Hilton in the slot in 2025 (He joined Alabama as a safety, but has all the tools you'd want for an impact NCB. He also could play outside as well, if they chose to move Dax to NCB in 2025).
The same could be said of Kamari Lassiter CB Georgia, but he would have to climb the ranks a bit before he's worth our first round pick.