LEXINGTON, KY - SEPTEMBER 06: Jalen Farmer #52 of the Kentucky Wildcats looks on during a college football game against the Mississippi Rebels on September 06, 2025 at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images In the second and third rounds of the 2026 NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals continued to focus on the defense. But they sent a clear message that they’re not as worried about their young linebackers as outsiders are.So far, the Bengals have drafted a pass rusher and a corner. The have a fourth round pick, two six rounders, and two seventh rounders.
So how do experts think they’ll use them on Day 3? Round 4, pick 110 predictionsFantasy Pros – G Jalen Farmer, KentuckyA to Z Sports – OL Febechi Nwaiwu, OklahomaCBS Sports – S Jalon Kilgore, South CarolinaJoe Goodberry – Febechi NwaiwuRound 6, pick 189 predictionsFantasy Pros – S Bishop Fitzgerald, USCJoe Goodberry – Bishop FitzgeraldA to Z Sports – WR Barion Brown, LSURound 6, pick 199 predictionsFantasy Pros – CB Thaddeus Dixon, North CarolinaA to Z Sports – LB Jaden Dugger, Louisiana-LafayetteStripe Hype – OT Travis Burke, MemphisJoe Goodberry – Travis BurkeRound 7, pick 221 predictionsFantasy Pros – DL Jordan van den Berg, Georgia TechA to Z Sports – RB Jaydn Ott, OklahomaStripe Hype – WR Cyrus Allen, CincinnatiJoe Goodberry – LB Jack Kelly, BYURound 7, pick 226 predictionsFantasy Pros – G Kobe Baynes, KansasA to Z Sports – S Wydette Williams Jr., Mississippi Stripe Hype – TE Riley Nowakowski, IndianaJoe Goodberry – TE Dae’Quan Wright, Mississippi