{"id":188065,"date":"2025-07-07T10:42:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T10:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/188065\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T10:42:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T10:42:13","slug":"bengals-go-back-to-lsu-for-another-major-name-in-2026-nfl-mock-draft-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/188065\/","title":{"rendered":"Bengals go back to LSU for another major name in 2026 NFL mock draft"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> know a thing or two about big-name LSU prospects in the NFL draft.<\/p>\n

Let a new three-round mock tell it, the Bengals<\/a> might do it again in 2026.<\/p>\n

Max Dorsey<\/a> of Pro Football Network just dropped a new three-round effort and has the Bengals grabbing LSU cornerback Mansoor Delane:<\/p>\n

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\u201cMansoor Delane was a ball-hawking corner for Virginia Tech last season, and if he can replicate what he did for the Hokies<\/a> in the SEC with LSU, he’ll solidify himself as a Day 1 talent.\u201d<\/p>\n

RELATED: Cincinnati Bengals’ 53-man roster projection following 2025 offseason<\/a><\/p>\n

The Bengals go back to the trenches with guard Jaeden Roberts out of Alabama in the second round, then grab Iowa safety Xavier Nwankpa in the third.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s easy to see cornerback being one of the top possible things the Bengals add after the season. The current room might be one of the most boom-or-bust depth charts in the NFL as they hope to get big leaps from Cam Taylor-Britt, DJ Turner and Dax Hill, all at the same time.<\/p>\n

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If one or more backfire, a Round 1 name like Delane could be the play. And a mock throwing two secondary players at the Bengals over their first three picks, for better or worse, could be the predictable, unavoidable outcome soon enough.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Joe Burrow feelings on Trey Hendrickson contract standoff revealed<\/a><\/p>\n

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