The Cincinnati Bengals look like a team that could literally draft almost anything in the first round of the 2023 NFL draft.
Fitting, considering the history of the pick.
Looking back at the last handful of picks made in that No. 28 slot, results range all over the place, from wide receivers to defensive ends, offensive linemen and so much more.
The actual results of how those picks panned out aren’t as important necessarily — there are too many variables at play to read into whether Cincinnati’s 28th pick will pan out.
Still, it’s interesting to take a quick look at what names have been taken in the same slot, so here’s a snapshot.
2022: Green Bay Packers, Devonte Wyatt, DT, Georgia
2021: New Orleans Saints, Payton Turner, DE, Houston
2020: Baltimore Ravens, Patrick Queen, LB, LSU
2019: Los Angeles Chargers, Jerry Tillery, DT, Notre Dame
2018: Pittsburgh Steelers, Terrell Edmunds, S, Virginia Tech
2017: Dallas Cowboys, Taco Charlton, DE, Michigan
2016: San Francisco 49ers, Joshua Garnett, G, Stanford
2015: Detroit Lions, Laken Tomlinson, G, Duke
2014: Carolina Panthers, Kelvin Benjamin, WR, Florida State
2013: Denver Broncos, Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina
2012: Green Bay Packers, Nick Perry, LB, USC
2011: New Orleans Saints, Mark Ingram, RB, Alabama
2010: Miami Dolphins, Jared Odrick, DT, Penn State
2009: Buffalo Bills, Eric Wood, C, Louisville
2008: Seattle Seahawks, Lawrence Jackson, DE, USC
2007: San Francisco 49ers, Joe Staley, OT, Central Michigan
2006: Jacksonville Jaguars, Marcedes Lewis, TE, UCLA
2005: San Diego Chargers, Luis Castillo, DT, Northwestern
2004: Carolina Panthers, Chris Gamble, CB, Ohio State
2003: Tennessee Titans, Andre Woolfolk, CB, Oklahoma
