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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – APRIL 25: Jonah Williams of Alabama poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being chosen #11 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals during the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft on April 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

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Bengals’ Drafted Players Table

Rnd	Player	Pick	Pos	College/Univ
1	Jonah Williams	11	OG	Alabama
2	Drew Sample	52	TE	Washington
3	Germaine Pratt	72	LB	North Carolina St.
4	Ryan Finley	104	QB	North Carolina St.
4	Renell Wren	125	DT	Arizona St.
4	Michael Jordan	136	G	Ohio St.
6	Trayveon Williams	182	RB	Texas A&M
6	Deshaun Davis	210	LB	Auburn
6	Rodney Anderson	211	RB	Oklahoma
7	Jordan Brown	223	CB	South Dakota St.

Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 5/1/2019.

Like the Buccaneers, the Cincinnati Bengals needed all kinds of help on the defensive side of the ball heading into 2019. Unlike the Buccaneers, the Bengals elected not to focus on this so early, instead grabbing Alabama offensive tackle Jonah Williams with their first pick and backing it up with a Round 2 selection of Washington tight end Drew Sample.

Sample might have been quite a reach, though, while at least Williams should bolster what was a bad offensive line last season.

Essentially, the Williams selection is about the only one which makes a lot of sense. In a deep defensive NFL Draft, one would have thought Cincy would have spent all but two or three of its 10 eventual selections on defenders.

Especially when you consider no other team in the league allowed more yardage last year than the Bengals’ 6,618.

2019 is likely going to be a long, tough year for newly minted head coach Zac Taylor, and it will be tough for Cincinnati to rise up very far in NFL power rankings this season.