The Cincinnati Bengals will pick at 17th overall in tonight’s NFL Draft (barring a trade), finally giving the answers we’ve been seeing essentially since the season ended. Mock drafts have been circulating since December and tonight, we will finally find out.
ESPN’s Field Yates released his final mock draft with some help from Mel Kiper, which has Ole Miss Rebels defensive tackle Walter Nolen going to the Bengals.
Yates’ pick prediction: Walter Nolen, DT, Ole Miss
It’s hard to find an area on defense that isn’t an issue for Cincinnati, especially with uncertainty still surrounding Trey Hendrickson’s future.