The Cincinnati Bengals' approach to the 2026 NFL Draft could be very simple and straightforward. They need help on defense. The local college powerhouse Ohio State Buckeyes have at least three first-round locks from that side of the ball, and a highly probable fourth.
Whomever the Bengals view as the best OSU defender on the board when they go on the clock with the 10th overall pick in April, they could just draft him. It'd probably work out just fine.
Unfortunately for Cincinnati, the 2025 team won just enough games (six) to be out of the surefire blue-chip range.