The Bengals have the 28th pick in the 2023 NFL Draft after finishing the 2022 season with a 12-4 record and making it to the AFC Championship.
Oddsmakers expect Cincinnati to take a tight end in the first round, according to SI Sportsbook. The last time the Bengals took a tight end in the NFL Draft was 2019, when they selected Drew Sample in the second round. Sample is currently third on the depth chart behind Irv Smith, Jr., who the Bengals signed to a one-year contract in the off-season, and Devin Asiasi.
After drafting offensive players in the first round in 2021 and 2022, quarterback Joe Burrow and wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, the Bengals selected defensive back Daxton Hill with their first-round pick in 2022.
