It is no secret that going into the offseason, the Cincinnati Bengals’ primary focus should be finding ways to revamp this defensive unit as quickly as possible.
Assuming the Bengals bring back Dalton Risner, the offense will be a carbon copy in 2026 and has shown no signs of struggling to score points the past few years.
On the other hand, the defense needs to find that 2021 energy that helped lead them to the Super Bowl, followed by an AFC Championship appearance in 2022.
In order to do that, this
unit desperately needs some high energy leaders to take charge (like DJ Turner) next season.
With it officially being mock draft season in Cincinnati, the Athletic’s Dane Brugler posted a fresh mock draft that most Bengals fans will likely enjoy.
In the mock draft, the Bengals land one of the top pass rushers in this upcoming draft and this guy comes with production at the college level….
Brugler has the Bengals selecting Miami’s Reuben Bain Jr. in the first round with both Trey Hendrickson and Joseph Ossai likely hitting the free agent market this offseason.
This would be a massive pick up for the Bengals pass rush alongside Myles Murphy, something that they have struggled with for the past few years.
