Over at The Athletic, the team beat writers got together to conduct their own first-round mock. In this instance, the Cincinnati Bengals, led by beat writer Paul Dehner Jr., get some long-needed help on the inside of the defensive line by selecting Walter Nolen of Ole Miss at No. 17.

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Major looming decisions are keeping Cincinnati's draft strategy in flux, but here are some positions they'll likely be looking to address.

The draft could be a great opportunity for the Bengals to get their defense back and track and, in turn, get their championship hopes back on track. The first (sort of) mock draft from Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic aims to do just that — he considered this his Mock Draft 0.5, rather than 1.0.

A game-wrecking pass rusher takes over the top spot, the quarterbacks fall a few slots and four Michigan players are picked in the top 32 selections.

With the NFL combine on the horizon next week, mock drafts remain mostly the same as the NFL Scouting Combine looms next week.

It’s fair to think the only way the Cincinnati Bengals defense can go in 2025 is up. Those Bengals, after all, figure to make notable talent upgrades across all three levels of the defense. The arrival (return,

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