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Lucky No. 31: A history of the Bengals picking 31st in the NFL Draft

It’s the number of Baskin-Robbins’ original flavors, it’s a popular number in the world of sports betting, it’s the number of letters in the Macedonian alphabet, and it’s a lucky number in China.

And then there is four. That is the number of times the Cincinnati Bengals have drafted at lucky number 31.

For the most part, it has been a pretty lucky number for the Bengals, as well, even though it’s been 30 years since they last drafted in that position, when they took Carl Pickens at No. 31 in the 1992 NFL Draft.