ESPN Poses NFL Draft Trade-Up Scenario For Bengals

Cincinnati rarely trades up in the first round of the draft.

CINCINNATI — The Bengals aren't expected to trade up in the 2023 NFL Draft, but ESPN's Bill Barnwell revealed a trade scenario that could intrigue Cincinnati.

Barnwell does an annual mock draft with draft trades for every team and he had Cincinnati trading up to No. 19 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 

Cincinnati would get No. 19 and No. 82 for No. 28, No. 92, and left tackle Jonah Williams.

"The Bengals can use Williams as their way of trading up," Barnwell wrote. "Jumping from No. 28 to No. 19 would get them ahead of likely trade-down teams such as the Seahawks (No. 20), Ravens (22), and Vikings (23) to take their tackle. La'el Collins is under contract on the right side, but he could be a cap casualty if Cincinnati finds someone it likes. It would also move up 10 spots later in the draft.

"The Buccaneers would be giving Williams a chance to restart his career on the left side of their line while allowing Tristan Wirfs to remain a dominant force on the right side. They would move down only nine spots in Round 1, allowing them to address their need at tight end or to trade down again to acquire more selections. This deal values Williams as being worth something close to the 65th pick in a typical draft, which feels right given his play a year ago and how much time is left on his deal."

This scenario feels more likely than most trade-up spots the Bengals could utilize. Cincinnati won't have to give up any draft capital in this scenario, and they'd get in the range to access more first-round tackle talents.

The Bengals would move up in the first and third rounds while solving the Williams problem with a first-round tackle. Although, it might limit their positional flexibility in the first round.

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