The Cincinnati Bengals pick 28th in the first round of the 2023 NFL draft, a late spot once more in the opening round of a draft after a late playoff run.
Plenty of interesting prospects have come out of that 28th pick since 2000 and the Bengals will likely address one of their major needs at the spot.
There’s always a chance the board falls a certain way and the Bengals trade out, too. But as of this writing, this is the official order of the 31-pick first round (Miami forfeited its first-round selection as punishment for multiple violations of the league’s anti-tampering policy):
1) Carolina Panthers (from Chicago)
2) Houston Texans
3) Arizona Cardinals
4) Indianapolis Colts
5) Seattle Seahawks (from Denver)
6) Detroit Lions (from L.A. Rams)
7) Las Vegas Raiders
8) Atlanta Falcons
9) Chicago Bears (from Carolina)
10) Philadelphia Eagles (from New Orleans)
11) Tennessee Titans
12) Houston Texans (from Cleveland)
13) Green Bay Packers (from N.Y. Jets)
14) New England Patriots
15) New York Jets (from Green Bay)
16) Washington Commanders
17) Pittsburgh Steelers
18) Detroit Lions
19) Tampa Bay Buccaneers
20) Seattle Seahawks
21) Los Angeles Chargers
22) Baltimore Ravens
23) Minnesota Vikings
24) Jacksonville Jaguars
25) New York Giants
26) Dallas Cowboys
27) Buffalo Bills
28) Cincinnati Bengals
29) New Orleans Saints (from San Francisco through Miami and Denver)
30) Philadelphia Eagles
31) Kansas City Chiefs
