Back to the Cincinnati Bengals Newsfeed

Will Bengals draft an Ed Reed or Bjoern Werner at No. 24?

CINCINNATI --Recent draft history has proven how difficult finding superstars late in the first round can be.

In the past 25 years, teams with the No. 24 overall pick -- the same selection the Cincinnati Bengals hold this year -- have selected future Hall of Famers and short-tenured flameouts. For every Ed Reed (2002, Ravens) or Aaron Rodgers (2005, Packers) picked at No. 24, there has been a Bjoern Werner (2012, Colts) or Reggie McGrew (1999, 49ers); players who dealt with injuries and struggled to produce in the NFL the way they did in college.