Can you hear it? That’s the sound the NFL Draft rumor mill wheels churning and the Cincinnati Bengals are shoveling coal into the machine.
As it currently stands, and in using the correct variables (availability, need, past draft operating practices), we have a few names that seem to be obvious links to the team. “The Devin’s” (White and Bush), some boom-or-bust defensive linemen in the form of Rashan Gary and Montez Sweat, as well as Dwayne Haskins all seem to be players the Bengals would consider at No. 11.
Ed Oliver is a guy they’d undoubtedly spring for, if he’s there, while some offensive linemen like Oklahoma’s Cody Ford, Florida’s Jawaan Taylor, Alabama’s Jonah Williams and Washington State’s Andre Dillard have to be in the conversation.