The Cincinnati Bengals used their first pick in the seventh round on Ole Miss safety Daijahn Anthony at No. 224 overall.
Cincinnati entered the draft with a serious need to upgrade safety depth, especially if Dax Hill truly moves to corner.
Anthony is an attempt at that. He’s a 6’0″, 195-pound senior who led his team with eight pass breakups last season and had three interceptions with 60-plus tackles.
He’ll arrive in Cincinnati and compete with the likes of Tycen Anderson for those limited backup safety spots.
The Bengals previously used one sixth-round pick on Arizona tight end Tanner McLachlan, then followed that up later in the same round with Ole Miss edge rusher Cedric Johnson.
