The way too early '22 mock drafts

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(05-06-2021, 10:30 AM)TecmoBengals Wrote: I've been checking out the "way too early 2022 mock drafts" popping up online. The mocks show the following guys coming to the Bengals:

Evan Neal - OT from Alabama
Derek Stingley - CB from LSU
Zach Harrison - DE from Ohio St.
Kyle Hamilton - S from Notre Dame
Aiden Hutchinson - DE from Michigan

The '22 draft should be interesting since the Bengals should not have to focus on a prominent skill position player at QB, RB, or WR.

Early thoughts on who we are hoping to get?

Unless Bates leaves in FA, I don't want a S in Rd 1.
I doubt they go DE in Rd 1, even if Hubbard leaves in FA, as they just drafted Ossai (a steal in rd 3 IMO) and Sample.
I could see Stingley for sure unless they wanted to keep Waynes long-term. Waynes will be in the final year of his contract in 2022, so they might want to have Stingley play behind him for a year or even possibly cut Waynes in 2022 to free up $11 mill in cap space.

Right now, I'd lean heavily toward OL being the 1st round pick due to there still being needs at that position. I could really see OT specifically, as the Bengals may really want to keep Carman at OG long-term and need to get a replacement for Reiff.