The Cincinnati Bengals are hard enough to project in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft, let alone into Round 2 and beyond.
Let’s take a look at Round 2, anyway.
Much of what the Bengals will do in the second round of the draft at No. 49 (if Duke Tobin and the front office even stand still at the pick) will hinge on what they do in the first round and how the board falls well into Day 2.
Still, there are obvious needs on the roster and prospects figure to slot into certain draft trajectories. ESPN Analytics ranks the following players as the likeliest picks for the Bengals at No. 49 overall.
Jonathon Brooks, RB, Texas (4.0 percent chance taken)
Syndication: Austin American-Statesman
Chance player is available at No. 49 overall: 65 percent
Braden Fiske, DT, Florida State (3.5 percent)
Syndication: Tallahassee Democrat
Chance player is available at No. 49 overall: 55 percent
Kris Jenkins, DT, Michigan (3.3 percent)
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Chance player is available at No. 49 overall: 80 percent
Patrick Paul, OT, Houston (3.3 percent)
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Chance player is available at No. 49 overall: 70 percent
T'Vondre Sweat, DT, Texas (3.2 percent)
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Chance player is available at No. 49 overall: 80+ percent
Troy Franklin, WR, Oregon (2.9 percent)
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Chance player is available at No. 49 overall: 80 percent
Kingsley Suamataia, OT, BYU (2.7 percent)
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Chance player is available at No. 49 overall: 75 percent
Ja'Tavion Sanders, TE, Texas (2.6 percent)
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Chance player is available at No. 49 overall: 80+ percent
Keon Coleman, WR, Florida State (2.6 percent)
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Chance player is available at No. 49 overall: 63 percent
Roman Wilson, WR, Michigan (2.6 percent)
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Chance player is available at No. 49 overall: 75 percent
Roger Rosengarten, OT, Washington (2.6 percent)
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Chance player is available at No. 49 overall: 75 percent
Michael Hall Jr., DT, Ohio State (2.5 percent)
Syndication: The Columbus Dispatch
Chance player is available at No. 49 overall: 80+ percent
Malachi Corley, WR, Western Kentucky (2.3 percent)
Syndication: El Paso Times
Chance player is available at No. 49 overall: 80+ percent
Xavier Legette, WR, South Carolina (2.3 percent)
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Chance player is available at No. 49 overall: 30 percent
Edgerrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M (2.3 percent)
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Chance player is available at No. 49 overall: 50 percent
Payton Wilson, LB, NC State (2.3 percent)
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Chance player is available at No. 49 overall: 40 percent
Ricky Pearsall, WR, Florida (2.3 percent)
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Chance player is available at No. 49 overall: 80+ percent
Javon Bullard, S, Georgia (2.2 percent)
Syndication: Online Athens
Chance player is available at No. 49 overall: 80+ percent
Zach Frazier, OL, West Virgina (2.2 percent)
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Chance player is available at No. 49 overall: 80+ percent
Kamari Lassiter, CB, Georgia (2.0 percent)
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Chance player is available at No. 49 overall: 60 percent
