After getting shut out in the first round, the Bengals dipped into the second round Friday night and drafted what very well could be their Opening Day slot receiver in Pittsburgh’s Tyler Boyd with the 55th pick.
The 6-2, 200-pound Boyd fits many of the Bengals’ size and speed specs when it comes to a wide receiver to replace Marvin Jones and Mohamed Sanu. With veteran Brandon LaFell lining up opposite perennial Pro Bowl wide receiver A.J. Green, Boyd can slide into the slot after a career he broke all of Larry Fitzgerald’s freshman records during a career he started all three years.