Bengals Mock Draft: Stacking Defense with Styles & Johnson

It's March 31st.

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The Cincinnati Bengals are gearing up for the 2026 NFL Draft, with a clear game plan stacking

the defense early in those opening rounds.

ESPN's Matt Miller just dropped a seven-round mock, where they snaggle high-o-state linebacker

sunny styles at the 10th overall pick, calling him, uh, top five talent, who could slide

right into their lap.

Bengals bring serious range at six-foot-five, with 4.3 speed, perfect for erasing tight-ends

and covering receivers, plus e-packs, pass rush juice with seven sacks over two years.

It's a smart graph for weak side linebacker, even if some question how they're current

guys are performing.

Bengals fans might get fired up about that linebacker talk, since the secondary screens for help

with no locked-in slot starter yet.

Defensive line and corners top to priority list, making linebacker more of a best player

available move if styles drops.

In the mock, they double down on the back end by picking San Diego State Cornerback, Chris

Johnson next, then add nose tackle Lee Hunter in round three, to spark competition up front.

This hall lines up as one of the stronger, more realistic paths for Cincinnati, shoring

up their D without reaching too far.