The Bengals are in position to have their highest draft selection since they had the No. 5 overall pick in 2021 when they took Ja'Marr Chase.

Who will each NFL team target in the 2026 draft? Here's how four experts project the first round to go, and where Fernando Mendoza could land.

Love would be an interesting pick for the Bengals, but Downs feels like a game-changer that the defense desperately needs.

Meanwhile, not much changed for the teams slated to have the No. 1 through No. 4 picks in the 2026 NFL draft next spring. The Giants claimed the top spot in the draft order last week after the Titans beat the Browns, and all three teams remain on track to pick in the top four after their games this week.

Make no mistake, Bain is an exciting prospect. Both Trey Hendrickson and Joseph Ossai are on the way to free agency. Myles Murphy has shown a few flashes, but the team has gotten nothing from last year’s first-rounder, Shemar Stewart. Bain makes sense.

The regular season of college football is nearing the end. This is the final week before most teams will be entering conference championships, playoff games, or bowl games in general. There are so many exciting match-ups throughout college football this week.

CINCINNATI — The crew at Pro Football Focus is starting to fire up 2026 NFL mock drafts, and Cincinnati took an ACC mauler in the latest rendition from Trevor Sikkema. The Bengals have a roughly 52.4% chance of landing a top 10 pick at the end of the season, and Sikkema has them taking Clemson defensive tackle Peter Woods with the 10th selection.

The quarterback class is thin so what if someone gets aggressive for the new Heisman Trophy winner come April?

Following the game, the Cincinnati Bengals received more bad news as star wide receiver Tee Higgins has yet to clear the concussion protocol.