The Cincinnati Bengals traded their first-round pick (10th overall) in the 2026 NFL Draft to the New York Giants for three-time Pro Bowler Dexter Lawrence.Barring another trade, the Bengals won't make a first-round pick in the draft for the first time since 1989, and just the second time in franchise history.In 1989, the Bengals traded their first-round slot to Atlanta for the Falcons' picks in the second, fourth and 10th rounds."This maintains my image of being cheap," then-Bengals owner and president Paul Brown said with a laugh, per UPI's Rick Van Sant.The Bengals had encountered issues with signing first-round picks in previous drafts.The Lawrence trade is the first time the Bengals have traded a first-round pick for a current player.ESPN's Adam Schefter reported April 18 the Lawrence trade is the first time in the common draft era (dating back to 1966) in which the Bengals have traded a Top-10 pick for a player.Schefter also reported via Twitter/X that it's the first time any NFL player has been traded without any additional compensation for a haul that included a Top-10 pick in that year's draft since the Minnesota Vikings traded Randy Moss to the Raiders in 2005 for a package that included the 7th overall pick in the 2005 draft.Cincinnati Bengals' 2026 NFL Draft picksRound 2: Pick 41Round 3: Pick 72Round 4: Pick 110Round 6: Pick 189Round 6: Pick 199Round 7: Pick 221Round 7: Pick 226This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Bengals' trade of first-rounder leaves team with seven NFL draft picks