What could it look like if the Bengals were to trade back in the first round?
Bengals Media Mock Draft 3.0
In the year 2025, with the pundits still alive, we celebrate with a historic version of the Bengals.com Media Mock Draft since the real one is still relentlessly nine days away. With help of a sympathetic scribe buried deeper in the first round, we engineer the second trade in the storied mockery of the Media Mock.
Bengals Host 45 NFL Draft Prospects For Local Pro Day
With the Bengals allowed to bring in prospects who either played high school or college within the metropolitan area of Paycor Stadium, the roster ranged from the heights (Mount Healthy, Summit Country Day high schools) to the trees (Winton Woods High School) to the other side of the river (Ryle High School).
Adam Jones Returns to Bengals, Remembers Chris Henry
“We bet fifty thousand,” Jones remembers in 2025. “Whoever goes higher. He was coming off an unbelievable year. It was a good thing for us to compete with each other and push each other to work hard.”
Ranking every No. 1 overall NFL Draft pick since 2000: Bengals’ Joe Burrow moves closer to top spot – CBSSports.com
Sure, he hasn’t won a Super Bowl or a league MVP (he finished fourth in the voting last year behind winner Josh Allen), but Burrow has done just about everything else a player can do and has more than justified his status as a former No. 1 overall pick. A Super Bowl win would likely leapfrog him ahead of the only three players that are currently ahead of him on this list.
Bengals hosted one of NFL draft’s most interesting QBs on visit
As a quarterback, Mellott completed 67.8 percent of his passes last year with 31 touchdowns against two interceptions and ran for 1,000-plus yards and another 15 scores on the ground.
Bengals giving Trey Hendrickson’s money to Jalen Ramsey feels inevitable
Yes, I did have the Bengals listed as one of the three other teams along with my Atlanta Falcons that I thought could make sense for the perpetually frustrated Miami Dolphins cornerback. I thought he would be a great piece to have in their secondary as a means to make another Super Bowl push. Ramsey would be a way to offset letting Jessie Bates III in free agency to the Falcons two years ago.
Bengals host huge OL on visit before NFL draft
Bleacher Report’s scouting report added this: “If his injury history checks out he will be able to compete for a starting role right away at guard in a downhill run scheme with the ability to play tackle in a pinch.”
‘They’re Being Unreasonable’ – NFL Executives Address State of Trey Hendrickson Trade
“They’re being unreasonable,” An NFL executive said to La Canfora. Another executive said La Canfora: “If they can’t get him signed this week, I think he’s gone by the draft.”
Bengals can find hometown heroes, relatives of former players, and prospects with team ties in the 2025 NFL Draft
Below are notable NFL Draft prospects who either grew up or have lived in Cincinnati, have family from the area, or have family who have previously played for the Bengals. Factoids and background info are courtesy of Dane Brugler’s annual draft guide known as “The Beast” and where they rank in A to Z Sports’ Top 200 Big Board is also included.
Cincinnati Bengals Go All Defense In ESPN’s Three-Round Mock Draft
“The Bengals have a number of defensive options to consider, as the team could plausibly spend its entire draft on that side of the ball and I wouldn’t bat an eye,” Yates wrote. “That unit struggled in 2024, giving up 25.5 points per game.”
Insider Reveals Major Update in Cincinnati Bengals’ Trey Hendrickson Trade Saga – Athlon Sports
“The rest of the league is watching closely. According to several NFL executives who have gauged the Bengals’ trade interest on Hendrickson, speaking on the condition of anonymity because they are not permitted to publicly discuss players under contract to another team, the Bengals want first-round value for the veteran if they do deal him.”
