I don’t know exactly what it is, but there is just something about drafting running backs in the second round that the Cincinnati Bengals seem to love—almost as much as they love drafting cornerbacks in the first round, it seems.
Over the course of the past five drafts, the Bengals have used a trio of picks in the second round to rebuild their running back depth chart, starting with Giovani Bernard in 2013, whom they chose ahead of Le’Veon Bell, whom the Pittsburgh Steelers quickly added. Bernard, as much a receiving threat as he is a runner, had his 2016 season end with a torn ACL, but he is prepared to return on a limited basis at the outset of OTAs.