The best Bengals draft picks made in the 30s

Boomer Esiason hands off to Ickey WoodsThanks to their magical run to Super Bowl LVI this year, Cincinnati will have to wait till pick No. 31 before making their selection in the 2022 NFL Draft.

But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Throughout its history, Cincinnati has picked up some pretty good players in that range. Just how good, you might ask? The answer might surprise you.

A top-10 list of the best players the Bengals have drafted in the 30s might look something like this:

No. 10 Bill Bergey

Those of us old enough to know better will remember Bill Bergey as one of the greatest linebackers of his era. Bergey was drafted by Cincinnati in the second round of the 1969 NFL Draft, at pick…