We're the only team in the draft that has our original draft pick in each round without having gained a pick from another team.

I'm not saying that's good or bad, I just think that's some interesting insight into how the Bengals do things differently.


Arizona Cardinals
11-6 · Total picks: 8
Round 1: No. 23 overall
Round 2: No. 55
Round 3: No. 87
Round 6: Nos. 201, 215
Round 7: Nos. 244, 256, 257

Atlanta Falcons
7-10 · Total picks: 8
Round 1: No. 8 overall
Round 2: Nos. 43, 58 (from Titans)
Round 3: No. 74
Round 4: No. 114
Round 5: No. 151
Round 6: Nos. 190, 213

Baltimore Ravens
8-9 · Total picks: 10
Round 1: No. 14 overall
Round 2: No. 45
Round 3: Nos. 76, 100
Round 4: Nos. 110 (from Giants), 119, 128 (from Cardinals), 139, 141
Round 6: No. 196 (from Dolphins)

Buffalo Bills
11-6 · Total picks: 9
Round 1: No. 25 overall
Round 2: No. 57
Round 3: No. 89
Round 4: No. 130
Round 5: No. 168
Round 6: Nos. 185** (from Panthers), 203
Round 7: Nos. 231 (from Falcons), 246

Carolina Panthers
5-12 · Total picks: 6
Round 1: No. 6 overall
Round 4: No. 137 (from Rams through Texans)
Round 5: Nos. 144 (from Jaguars), 149
Round 6: No. 199 (from Raiders)
Round 7: No. 242 (from Patriots through Dolphins)

Chicago Bears
6-11 · Total picks: 6
Round 2: Nos. 39, 48* (from Chargers) overall
Round 3: No. 71
Round 5: Nos. 148 (from Texans), 150
Round 6: No. 186

Cincinnati Bengals
10-7 · Total picks: 7
Round 1: No. 31 overall
Round 2: No. 63
Round 3: No. 95
Round 4: No. 136
Round 5: No. 174
Round 6: No. 209
Round 7: Nos. 252

Cleveland Browns
8-9 · Total picks: 8
Round 1: No. 13 overall
Round 2: No. 44
Round 3: Nos. 78, 99
Round 4: Nos. 107 (from Lions), 118
Round 6: No. 202* (from Cowboys)
Round 7: No. 223 (from Lions)

Dallas Cowboys
12-5 · Total picks: 9
Round 1: No. 24 overall
Round 2: No. 56
Round 3: No. 88
Round 4: No. 129
Round 5: Nos. 155* (from Browns), 167, 176, 178
Round 6: No. 193* (from Browns)

Denver Broncos
7-10 · Total picks: 8
Round 2: No. 64 (from Rams)
Round 3: Nos. 75, 96 (from Rams)
Round 4: Nos. 115, 116* (from Seahawks)
Round 5: No. 145 (from Lions)
Round 6: No. 206 (from Bucs through Jets and Eagles)
Round 7: No. 232

Detroit Lions
3-13-1 · Total picks: 9
Round 1: Nos. 2, 32 (from Rams) overall
Round 2: No. 34
Round 3: Nos. 66, 97
Round 5: No. 177
Round 6: Nos. 181, 217
Round 7: No. 234 (from Browns)

Green Bay Packers
13-4 · Total picks: 9
Round 1: No. 28 overall
Round 2: No. 59
Round 3: No. 92
Round 4: Nos. 132, 140
Round 5: No. 171
Round 7: Nos. 228 (from Bears through Texans), 249, 258

Houston Texans
4-13 · Total picks: 9
Round 1: No. 3 overall
Round 2: No. 37
Round 3: Nos. 68, 80 (from Saints)
Round 4: No. 108
Round 6: Nos. 183, 205 (from Packers), 207 (from 49ers through Jets)
Round 7: No. 245 (from Cowboys)

Indianapolis Colts
9-8 · Total picks: 9
Round 2: No. 42* overall (from Commanders)
Round 3: Nos. 73* (from Commanders), 82
Round 4: No. 122
Round 5: Nos. 159, 179
Round 6: No. 216
Round 7: Nos. 239, 240 (from Eagles)

Jacksonville Jaguars
3-14 · Total picks: 12
Round 1: No. 1 overall
Round 2: No. 33
Round 3: Nos. 65, 70 (from Panthers)
Round 4: No. 106
Round 5: No. 157 (from Vikings)
Round 6: Nos. 180, 188 (from Seahawks), 197 (from Eagles), 198 (from Steelers)
Round 7: Nos. 222, 235 (from Ravens)

Kansas City Chiefs
12-5-0 · Total picks: 9
Round 1: No. 30 overall
Round 2: No. 62
Round 3: Nos. 94, 103
Round 4: No. 135
Round 7: Nos. 233 (from Vikings), 243 (from Raiders through Patriots), 251, 259

Las Vegas Raiders
10-7-0 · Total picks: 7
Round 1: No. 22 overall
Round 2: No. 53
Round 3: No. 86
Round 4: No. 126
Round 5: Nos. 164 (from Patriots), 165
Round 7: No. 227 (from Panthers)

Los Angeles Chargers
9-8 · Total picks: 10
Round 1: No. 17 overall
Round 3: No. 79
Round 4: No. 123
Round 5: No. 160
Round 6: Nos. 195, 214
Round 7: Nos. 236, 254, 255, 260

Los Angeles Rams
12-5 · Total picks: 8
Round 3: No. 104 overall
Round 4: No. 142
Round 5: No. 175
Round 6: Nos. 211, 212, 218
Round 7: Nos. 238 (from Dolphins), 253

Miami Dolphins
9-8 · Total picks: 8
Round 1: No. 29 overall (from 49ers)
Round 2: No. 50
Round 3: No. 102 (from 49ers)
Round 4: Nos. 121, 125 (from Steelers)
Round 5: No. 158
Round 7: Nos. 224 (from Texans through Patriots and Ravens), 247 (from Titans)

Minnesota Vikings
8-9 · Total picks: 8
Round 1: No. 12 overall
Round 2: No. 46
Round 3: No. 77
Round 5: No. 156 (from Ravens)
Round 6: Nos. 184 (from Jets), 191** (from Ravens through Chiefs), 192
Round 7: No. 250 (from 49ers through Broncos)

New England Patriots
10-7 · Total picks: 7
Round 1: No. 21 overall
Round 2: No. 54
Round 3: No. 85
Round 4: No. 127
Round 5: No. 170* (from Buccaneers)
Round 6: No. 200, 210 (from Rams)

New Orleans Saints
9-8 · Total picks: 7
Round 1: No. 18 overall
Round 2: No. 49
Round 3: Nos. 98, 101
Round 4: No. 120
Round 5: No. 161
Round 7: No. 237

New York Giants
4-13 · Total picks: 9
Round 1: Nos. 5, 7 (from Bears) overall
Round 2: No. 36
Round 3: Nos. 67, 81 (from Dolphins)
Round 4: No. 112 (from Bears)
Round 5: Nos. 147, 173 (from Chiefs through Ravens)
Round 6: No. 182

New York Jets
4-13 · Total picks: 9
Round 1: Nos. 4, 10 (from Seahawks) overall
Round 2: Nos. 35, 38 (from Panthers)
Round 3: No. 69
Round 4: Nos. 111 (from Panthers), 117 (from Vikings)
Round 5: Nos. 146, 163 (from Steelers)

Philadelphia Eagles
9-8 · Total picks: 10
Round 1: Nos. 15 (from Dolphins), 16 (from Colts), 19 overall
Round 2: No. 51
Round 3: No. 83
Round 4: No. 124
Round 5: Nos. 154 (from Commanders), 162, 166 (from Cardinals)
Round 6: No. 194 (from Colts)

Pittsburgh Steelers
9-7-1 · Total picks: 7
Round 1: No. 20 overall
Round 2: No. 52
Round 3: No. 84
Round 4: No. 138
Round 6: No. 208** (from Chiefs)
Round 7: No. 225 (from Jets), 241

San Francisco 49ers
10-7 · Total picks: 9
Round 2: No. 61 overall
Round 3: Nos. 93, 105
Round 4: No. 134
Round 5: No. 172
Round 6: Nos. 187 (from Broncos), 220, 221
Round 7: No. 262

Seattle Seahawks
7-10 · Total picks: 8
Round 1: No. 9* overall (from Broncos)
Round 2: Nos. 40* (from Broncos), 41 overall
Round 3: No. 72
Round 4: Nos. 109 (from Jets)
Round 5: Nos. 152* (from Broncos), 153
Round 7: No. 229

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
13-4 · Total picks: 7
Round 1: No. 27 overall
Round 2: No. 60
Round 3: No. 91
Round 4: No. 133
Round 5: No. 170
Round 7: Nos. 248, 261

Tennessee Titans
12-5 · Total picks: 7
Round 1: No. 26 overall
Round 3: No. 90
Round 4: Nos. 131, 143
Round 5: No. 169
Round 6: Nos. 204, 219

Washington Commanders
7-10 · Total picks: 5
Round 1: No. 11 overall
Round 2: No. 47* (from Colts)
Round 4: No. 113
Round 6: No. 189
Round 7: No. 230

I thought the Bengals had two picks and a seventh round

(03-16-2022, 04:15 PM)psychdoctor Wrote: I thought the Bengals had two picks and a seventh round

You're right! NFL.com left off Round 7 (Pick 226 from Giants)!

Still, we're one of the very few with all of our original picks.

I know 1000% that Taylor does not like to give up picks. He believes in his own evaluation certainly on the offensive side and Lou’s on the defensive side. Duke and his staff do a great job at bringing them to them and Zac really includes the position coaches so they have skins in it. He’s good about that. He was behind TAMU recruiting Manziel. He discovered Desmond Ritter for the Bearcats. He had Higgins as much higher. Lou on the other side was huge in the FA defensive players last year and Logan Wilson in the draft. Ossai is going to shock a bunch. He’s really good.

I hope that changes this year.

I mean, the chances all 7 guys make the team is pretty slim. I would not mind sacrificing a day 3 pick to get a guy who could really help us. Maybe even the 3rd. But it would have to be for a stud. Or maybe move up in the draft for Penning or Linderbaum if opportunity strikes.

That's a cool little fun fact. Interesting indeed. I wouldn't mind joining the trend by giving a late rounder up for Collins though.

(03-16-2022, 04:24 PM)Soonerpeace Wrote: I know 1000% that Taylor does not like to give up picks. He believes in his own evaluation  certainly on the offensive side and Lou’s on the defensive side. Duke and his staff do a great job at bringing them to them and Zac really includes the position coaches so they have skins in it. He’s good about that. He was behind TAMU recruiting Manziel. He discovered Desmond Ritter for the Bearcats. He had Higgins as much higher. Lou on the other side was huge in the FA defensive players last year and Logan Wilson in the draft. Ossai is going to shock a bunch. He’s really good.

Nailing this draft will set them up for a long time with this core 

(03-16-2022, 04:38 PM)Big_Ern Wrote: Nailing this draft will set them up for a long time with this core 

I was thinking about that the other day.  This draft could very well be the difference between us being pretty good for the next few seasons and us being THE team in the AFC for the foreseeable future.

(03-16-2022, 04:24 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: I hope that changes this year.

I mean, the chances all 7 guys make the team is pretty slim. I would not mind sacrificing a day 3 pick to get a guy who could really help us. Maybe even the 3rd. But it would have to be for a stud. Or maybe move up in the draft for Penning or Linderbaum if opportunity strikes.

I'm the exact  opposite I hope we trade down and get  more picks. We're  extremely  thin at some positions right now.

Nice stat but there's a lot o time to change that between now and the draft and even time to do some tradin' when the draft is in progress. It will be interesting to see if the Bengals play it out the way it is and stand pat with their picks.

(03-16-2022, 04:52 PM)J24 Wrote: I'm the exact  opposite I hope we trade down and get  more picks. We're  extremely  thin at some positions right now.

Same.

Once you get your team in the position where you can draft BPA it is better to have more picks.  The draft is a much bigger crapshoot than the "experts" want to admit.  Every year there are first round picks that bust and a few very good players that every team passes over until late in the draft.  The best way to improve your chances of getting good players is to have more picks.

(03-16-2022, 04:24 PM)Soonerpeace Wrote: I know 1000% that Taylor does not like to give up picks. He believes in his own evaluation  certainly on the offensive side and Lou’s on the defensive side. Duke and his staff do a great job at bringing them to them and Zac really includes the position coaches so they have skins in it. He’s good about that. He was behind TAMU recruiting Manziel. He discovered Desmond Ritter for the Bearcats. He had Higgins as much higher. Lou on the other side was huge in the FA defensive players last year and Logan Wilson in the draft. Ossai is going to shock a bunch. He’s really good.

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/college/university-of-cincinnati/2021/10/08/bengals-zac-taylor-desmond-ridder-cincinnati-football/6048681001/

Quote:Taylor gives then-UC wide receivers coach Blake Rolan credit for being the first Bearcats assistant who spotted Ridder. Rolan went down to Louisville to see Ridder. Two weeks later, he took a second trip. This time, Rolan brought Taylor with him.

Meanwhile on the picks front, the Rams GM wore a "**** them picks" shirt to their Super Bowl parade.

pic.twitter.com/NXTED3FssO

— Kara Henderson Snead (@KaraHenderson) February 16, 2022

Picks are nice. High quality proven NFL players are better because there's never a guarantee that any of those picks will develop to be any good. Joe Burrow and Ja'Marr Chase are obviously big franchise changing picks, but they were preceded by Jonah Williams, Billy Price, John Ross, William Jackson, Cedric Ogbuehi, Darqueze Dennard, Tyler Eifert, Dre Kirkpatrick, and Kevin Zeitler before you got another big positive franchise-changing 1st round hit in AJ Green.

(03-16-2022, 07:08 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/college/university-of-cincinnati/2021/10/08/bengals-zac-taylor-desmond-ridder-cincinnati-football/6048681001/


Meanwhile on the picks front, the Rams GM wore a "**** them picks" shirt to their Super Bowl parade.

pic.twitter.com/NXTED3FssO

— Kara Henderson Snead (@KaraHenderson) February 16, 2022

Picks are nice. High quality proven NFL players are better because there's never a guarantee that any of those picks will develop to be any good. Joe Burrow and Ja'Marr Chase are obviously big franchise changing picks, but they were preceded by Jonah Williams, Billy Price, John Ross, William Jackson, Cedric Ogbuehi, Darqueze Dennard, Tyler Eifert, Dre Kirkpatrick, and Kevin Zeitler before you got another big positive franchise-changing 1st round hit in AJ Green.

But it was Taylor’s call. He had to okay the scholarship and determine his abilities. Also almost all those guys weren’t drafted by Taylor. If you look at the offensive draftees Taylor has been bullseye. They needed a tackle and Williams wasn’t a home run but pretty good. Regardless I 1000% know he likes to keep his draft choices. With the salary cap you need your first few drafted players to be successful.

(03-16-2022, 04:52 PM)J24 Wrote: I'm the exact  opposite I hope we trade down and get  more picks. We're  extremely  thin at some positions right now.

I agree, specifically I want more picks in rounds 2-4. Think we could get decent value trading out of 31 into the 2nd round without having much drop off in talent available. Wouldn’t be opposed to trading down twice before we pick down into the late 40’s-50’s if we can add a couple of extra picks in the first 100-120 picks.

(03-16-2022, 07:28 PM)Soonerpeace Wrote: But it was Taylor’s call. He had to okay the scholarship and determine his abilities. Also almost all those guys weren’t drafted by Taylor. If you look at the offensive draftees Taylor has been bullseye. They needed a tackle and Williams wasn’t a home run but pretty good. Regardless I 1000% know he likes to keep his draft choices. With the salary cap you need your first few drafted players to be successful.

Fair point on both. I just think people tend to overvalue picks at times. (Also I wish I could remove the Tuberville/Taylor/etc UC era from existence. Lol)