5 round mock

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(03-15-2018, 06:07 AM)Bengalstripes18 Wrote: Round 2: Mike Gesicki, Tight End. This is strictly a best player available pick. Walter has him going one pick before us to the Packers. The Packers just signed Jimmy Graham, so I doubt they take Gesicki. I'm not sure we do either. If we bring Eifert back and he's healthy, this guy may not see the field this year. But I just can't ignore the upside with this guy. Huge target for Dalton. When Dalton has a big pass catching tight end to throw to, he's at his best. Other options may be a safety like Rodney Harrison, or maybe an offensive tackle like Orlando Brown, or maybe corner, linebacker, defensive end--who knows what we do here. Picking a center in the first really opens up this pick for anything.

The Bengals have shown many times over the past decade at least that they don't always pick players based on immediate need but rather which positions have players in contract years or close to it. Gesicki (or some other TE) could definitely be in play given Eifert, Kroft, and Uzomah are all in contract years.