No 1 Need in 2022 Draft

[CJD]

I was looking back at our previous drafts and, I hadn't thought about it until I actually saw it on paper, but the Bengals haven't drafted a cornerback with a selection higher than the 5th round since 2016, when we selected WJIII in the first round.

And, granted, that was the 3rd of 3 first round picks the Bengals had spent on cornerbacks in a 5 year span, but all three of those guys are gone now (and only 1 really ever lived up to his billing as a 1st round corner anyway, before he promptly left as soon as he could).

I would really like to see the Bengals draft a cornerback in the 2nd round this coming year. I still think the first round should be dedicated to replacing Spain, Hopkins or Reiff though(Reiff and Spain are free agents and all 3 are getting older. Hopkins may still be recovering from his injury or he may just be washed.)