Critique this Top 5 Bengals picks idea

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(03-26-2024, 06:36 PM)depthchart Wrote: Based on what you said, there could be 2 Trade Down opportunities early on.

Trade down off of pick #18

Trade down off of pick #49 (to maybe target McKinnley Jackson a little later)

*I do think DT McKinnley Jackson will rise on Draft Boards as you said but my pick at #49 may still be too early.

Two Trade Downs early sounds interesting and I stay open minded. 

Would the Bengals ever get this off script during a Draft ?  Probably not but it is interesting to think about.

I don’t think they will. They don’t trade around much at all. Sometimes they trade down a few picks. The one time that sticks out was when they traded for a tackle and swapped firsts and it didn’t work out well. The tackle didn’t pan out and then they missed out on Ragnow and reached on a center.

I could see them having a hard time trading down from 49 because I don’t know what another team would be trading up for.

We’ll see. I think the draft position would be better if they trade down. But I don’t think it’s likely.