The marquee event of the NFL off-season is nearly upon us as the NFL Draft will take place this weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada.Teams get to fill needs and officially look to the 2022 season while over 250 athletes will make their dreams a reality when they hear their names called throughout the weekend.This years draft will span three days: The first round will take place on Thursday, April 28, the second and third rounds will be held on Friday, April 29 and the final rounds, four through seven, will commence on Saturday, April 30.As in past years, ESPN and the NFL Network will each have draft broadcasts.Bengals Draft preview After picking in the top 10 in three of the last five drafts, and in the top five in each of the past two years, the Cincinnati Bengals have the 31st overall selection, the second-to-last pick to be made on the first night of the draft.In all, the Bengals hold eight picks entering the weekend; one pick in every round except for the seventh, where they have two:Round 1: Pick 31Round 2: Pick 63Round 3: Pick 95Round 4: Pick 136Round 5: Pick 174Round 6: Pick 209Round 7: Pick 226 (from Giants), 252Pick 226 is courtesy of the New York Giants and was part of the deal that sent Billy Price to the Big Apple in exchange for B.J. Hill.For an in-depth Bengals draft preview, click here. Bearcats Draft previewIt’s shaping up to be a historic draft for the Cincinnati Bearcats football program. Having not had a first-round draft pick since 1971, it isn’t out of the question that the Bearcats could have two players hear their name called on the opening night, which would mark a first for the program.Defensive back Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner is a consensus top 10 pick, and is nearly a consensus top five prospect, while mock drafts have quarterback Desmond Ridder as high as the eighth pick and as low as a high-second round pick.While Gardner and Ridder are the headliners of the class, the Bearcats could set a record with the number of players who get drafted: Jerome Ford, Coby Bryant, Alec Pierce, Myjai Sanders and Bryan Cook are all strong prospects who could hear their name called this weekend.2009 saw six former Bearcats get drafted and this year could match, if not surpass, that number.For an in-depth Bearcats draft preview, click here.
CLARK COUNTY, Nev. —
The marquee event of the NFL off-season is nearly upon us as the NFL Draft will take place this weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Teams get to fill needs and officially look to the 2022 season while over 250 athletes will make their dreams a reality when they hear their names called throughout the weekend.
This years draft will span three days: The first round will take place on Thursday, April 28, the second and third rounds will be held on Friday, April 29 and the final rounds, four through seven, will commence on Saturday, April 30.
As in past years, ESPN and the NFL Network will each have draft broadcasts.
Bengals Draft preview
After picking in the top 10 in three of the last five drafts, and in the top five in each of the past two years, the Cincinnati Bengals have the 31st overall selection, the second-to-last pick to be made on the first night of the draft.
In all, the Bengals hold eight picks entering the weekend; one pick in every round except for the seventh, where they have two:
- Round 1: Pick 31
- Round 2: Pick 63
- Round 3: Pick 95
- Round 4: Pick 136
- Round 5: Pick 174
- Round 6: Pick 209
- Round 7: Pick 226 (from Giants), 252
Pick 226 is courtesy of the New York Giants and was part of the deal that sent Billy Price to the Big Apple in exchange for B.J. Hill.
For an in-depth Bengals draft preview, click here.
Bearcats Draft preview
It’s shaping up to be a historic draft for the Cincinnati Bearcats football program. Having not had a first-round draft pick since 1971, it isn’t out of the question that the Bearcats could have two players hear their name called on the opening night, which would mark a first for the program.
Defensive back Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner is a consensus top 10 pick, and is nearly a consensus top five prospect, while mock drafts have quarterback Desmond Ridder as high as the eighth pick and as low as a high-second round pick.
While Gardner and Ridder are the headliners of the class, the Bearcats could set a record with the number of players who get drafted: Jerome Ford, Coby Bryant, Alec Pierce, Myjai Sanders and Bryan Cook are all strong prospects who could hear their name called this weekend.
2009 saw six former Bearcats get drafted and this year could match, if not surpass, that number.
For an in-depth Bearcats draft preview, click here.
