CINCINNATI — Pro Football Focus writer Thomas Valentine dropped one NFL draft trade that each team should consider this week and he had the Bengals eyeing a deal with Miami.
Cincinnati would get Picks No. 98, 135, and 231 in exchange for Pick No. 81 and a 2026 fifth-rounder with the Dolphins. Bringing the Bengals from six draft picks to eight in this draft.
“A complete overhaul of the Bengals’ defense is on the agenda, and right now, they have just six picks in the 2025 NFL Draft,” Valentine wrote. “A trade-down from the first round doesn’t make too much sense, but Cincinnati could sacrifice a third-round pick to pick up a few extra selections. The Dolphins, who have a habit of trading up in the middle rounds, own 10 picks in the draft this year and make more than favorable trade partners if recent history is anything to go by. This is a good opportunity for the Bengals to flesh out a unit that needs talent.”
It could be a path to Cincinnati adding the extra picks it wants to this weekend. Director of Player Personnel Duke Tobin noted on Monday that the team would “like to have a few more (picks) and we’ll see if we can make that happen.”
Cincinnati holds three top-100 selections this week: Picks 17, 49, and 81.
