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Why the Bengals did not need to draft a wide receiver

There are some people out there who are pretty upset that the Bengals did not draft a wide receiver.

Even before we knew that studs like D.K. Metcalf and A.J. Brown would slip out of the first round, some were pushing for the club to select a receiver as early as the second round. Most fans at least wanted to see the Bengals target one at some point on Day 3, but the team really didn’t need to make a move at the position immediately.

Here’s why.

Let’s take an inventory of the Bengals receivers, or better yet, let’s take an inventory of their pass-catchers.