How to Watch Round 1 of the NFL Draft, news, and pre-draft thread

Where can you watch Round 1 of the NFL Draft?

The 2025 NFL Draft starts tonight! We finally get some finality to all the mock drafts that we have been seeing over the past months, or finally seeing which guy actually will make his way to the Cincinnati Bengals instead of proposing who they may take at pick No. 17.

Here is your chance to share your final thoughts on what may happen tonight in the first round of the NFL draft with fellow Bengals fans.

Do you agree with fellow Bengals fans that defensive end is the position that should be addressed in Round 1?

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Here is how to watch Round 1

Starting time: 8:00 PM EST

TV: NFL Network, ESPN, ESPN 2 and ABC

Streaming options: ESPN+. NFL+ and YouTubeTV

Bengals pick: No. 17

Bengals News 4/24

Bengals 2025 Mock Draft Roundup 14.0
“The Bengals need additional help in the pass rush, and they get it with Green. There are parts of his game that need to be ironed out, but getting after the QB isn’t one of them.”

PFF Lays Out Trade Cincinnati Bengals Should Make During 2025 NFL Draft
Cincinnati would get Picks No. 98, 135, and 231 in exchange for Pick No. 81 and a 2026 fifth-rounder with the Dolphins. Bringing the Bengals from six draft picks to eight in this draft.

The most important aspect of Bengals’ agreement with Hamilton County over Paycor Stadium is very simple
It’s not important that anyone knows what a “memorandum of understanding” is exactly. What is important is the fact that the NFL club located in downtown Cincinnati and the County officials who govern that location seem to be on the same page.

Bengals draft targets: Should Donovan Jackson be the pick?
While it makes plenty of sense for the Cincinnati Bengals to address defense with their first-round pick, upgrading the offensive line is still on the offseason checklist. One name that could be on the table for the Bengals at No. 17 is Ohio State guard Donovan Jackson. Let’s dive into the case.

NFL Insider Mentions Dark Horse Offensive Lineman That Bengals Could Target in First
“I’m unanimously getting ‘where is Grey Zabel in the top 20?'” Schrager said on the Bill Simmons podcast. “Watch for Grey Zabel out of North Dakota State to suddenly be one of these guys that goes 15, 17, 18, 19—even if it’s early 20s. He’s looked at one of these maulers. In a draft full of just ‘meh,’ he is one of those guys they think the sky can be the limit.”

Ohio Senate bill could boost chance for Bengals stadium funding
“I think the Bengals’ best option at this point would be to lock arms with other teams … and get behind the governor’s proposal,” Blessing said. “Start working Senate members on how this is much more sustainable.”

Bengals’ Duke Tobin: Offense ‘can outscore anybody’ but need to be ‘complementary’ on defense
“I feel as strongly about the defense as I feel about the offense as far as necessity,” Tobin said Monday, via SI.com. “It has to work together. You’re always gonna be a little heavier on one side of the ball or the other depending on how you’re paying your team. There can be an imbalance based on that. But you still have to have a complementary team.”

NFL Insider points to new defensive philosophy for Bengals under Al Golden
Another reason an increase in 3-4 fronts would be surprising is that the team signed TJ Slaton to a two-year, $15.1 million deal and re-signed B.J. Hill to a three-year, $33 million contract.

Come join the fun in today’s pre-draft open thread!