We know that because three top 10-type pass rushers were on the board when the Bengals went to pick at No. 21, including Kentucky defensive end Bud Dupree, nabbed by the Steelers at No. 22.
“We were going to pick the next-best player, the next highest player we had graded in our order,” said head coach Marvin Lewis.
Plus, with at least one club rattling around looking to trade up at that point, the Bengals held firm even though Oregon tackle Jake Fisher and Florida tackle D.J. Humphries were also available when they picked.
And we really know they had a high value on Ogbuehi because they took him even though he probably won’t work in his first NFL practice until October as he rehabs from a torn ACL suffered in the late December Liberty Bowl.