The Mothership projects Washington as the pick at 28

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If this turns into a reality, it will be well worth staying up late on a weeknight to witness.


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Quote:The Cincinnati Bengals’ official team site has featured articles from Geoff Hobson for quite some time. He has become one of the biggest names among reporters to follow for Cincinnati during that time.


Hobson’s words carry some weight considering how close he has worked with the organization over the years. He isn’t in the war room or anything, but he knows how this front office operates after following them for years.

This week, Hobson made his pick for the Bengals at No. 28 in the first 2023 Bengals.com Media Mock Draft. This is where he has beat reporters from each other team selecting prior to the Bengals making a pick with a reason to give Hobson a reasonable look at what Cincinnati could be looking at come draft day. He ended up with one of the top tight ends of this draft class.

28. BENGALS _ TE Darnell Washington, Georgia

But the imposing 6-7, 265-pound Washington has a lot of things the Bengals have chosen in Duke Tobin’s draft room during the Roaring ‘20s. He’s big (some publications think he could eventually play tackle), athletic (he played high school basketball in Las Vegas) and is fast with a 4.6 40-yard dash. They also love players from winning programs and Washington has one more national title than Burrow, Tee Higgins and Ja’Marr Chase. And production. Yes, just 45 catches. But he got them in 27 games for 17.2 yards per catch.

This draft is lining up to be a pretty weird one for Cincinnati. The two positions they arguably need long-term answers at the most are tight end and cornerback. This draft is unusually deep at both of those positions. Washington is an incredibly unique talent, but how far off is he from other tight ends who will be around at 60?