Just about every mock draft sees the Cincinnati Bengals selecting LSU quarterback Joe Burrow with the first pick and for good reason.
But what if we experiment with the possibility of the Bengals trading down with the Miami Dolphins, who have three picks in the first round and who Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald thinks could pull the trigger and move up to No. 1?
That’s what this mock draft will look at. This is a seven-round mock for the Bengals in which they acquire all three picks (Nos. 3, 18 and 26) from the Dolphins, who had to move up from five, plus future assets beyond this draft. Let’s see what plays out.
To start, this is using The Draft Network’s Mock Draft Machine. And yes, the draft did work out where the Dolphins select Joe Burrow at No. 1. With that, let’s get into it.
No. 3: Justin Herbert, QB, Oregon
If the Bengals do happen to trade down to No. 5 with the Dolphins, there’s still a good chance Herbert will be on the board and, if you remember back in January, Zac Taylor and the Bengals’ coaching staff got the opportunity to work closely with Herbert for a week at the Senior Bowl. Taylor raved about the work of Herbert throughout the week, so they’d be more than comfortable taking Herbert and landing some extra picks in the process.