In the 2022 NFL draft, the Cincinnati Bengals will pick later than they have in a draft than at any point in the 2000s.
Going to the Super Bowl will do that for a team.
Back in 2004 the Bengals picked 26th and in 2012, 27th. But over the last five years, they’ve picked ninth, 21st, 11th, first and fifth.
Now the Bengals enter a draft picking late and hoping that the formula that produced players like Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins is still alive and well, but later than usual in the process.
The goal, after all, is to keep picking very late, and preferably 32nd. Here’s a look at every Bengals first-rounder since 2000.
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Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports
Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports
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Syndication: Cincinnati
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Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports
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Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
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In the 2022 NFL draft, the Cincinnati Bengals will pick later than they have in a draft than at any point in the 2000s. Going to the Super Bowl will do that for a team. Back in 2004 the Bengals picked 26th and in 2012, 27th. But over the last five years, they’ve picked ninth, 21st, 11th, first and fifth. Now the Bengals enter a draft picking late and hoping that the formula that produced players like Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins is still alive and well, but later than usual in the process. The goal, after all, is to keep picking very late, and preferably 32nd. Here’s a look at every Bengals first-rounder since 2000. MPS-USA TODAY Sports Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports (AP Photo/Tony Tribble) Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports Syndication: Cincinnati Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports (AP Photo/Terrance Williams) (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports Kareem Elgazzar/The Cincinnati Enquirer via USA TODAY NETWORK Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports