{"id":852778,"date":"2026-04-04T05:40:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T05:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/852778\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T05:40:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T05:40:15","slug":"2026-nfl-mock-draft-cincinnati-bengals-boost-offensive-line-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/852778\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 NFL Mock Draft: Cincinnati Bengals boost offensive line"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Francis Mauigoa, OT, Miami <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Long story short: this is the best player available and the Kansas City Chiefs sniped Ohio State safety Caleb Downs from me at at No. 9 in the BGN community mock draft.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Honestly, I was surprised to see Mauigoa still on the board at No. 10. Given Joe Burrow\u2019s injury history and the Bengals\u2019 consistently shaky offensive line, investing in the trenches with a player like this just makes sense. I get that their defense is in rough shape, especially after losing Trey Hendrickson in free agency, but Mauigoa isn\u2019t your typical prospect.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">He\u2019s a versatile lineman who can play right tackle, right guard, and even kick over to left tackle if needed. That kind of flexibility is incredibly valuable, especially for a team trying to stabilize their line in the long term.<\/p>\n<p>2026 BGN Mock Draft Order<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">1) Raiders (Mailata_in_a_Miata): Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana<br \/>2) Jets (Dr.MidnightGreen): Arvell Reese, EDGE, Ohio State<br \/>3) Cardinals (grantspectations): Spencer Fano, OT, Utah<br \/>4) Titans (DrBubbles): Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame<br \/>5) Giants (ablesser88): Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State<br \/>6) Browns (kjb304): Olaivavega Ioane, OG, Penn State<br \/>7) Commanders (Jerry Robinson 56): Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State<br \/>8) Saints (VetStadiumSection358): David Bailey, EDGE, Texas Tech<br \/>9) Chiefs (Hoosinole): Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State<br \/>10) Bengals (chuckelberryfinn): Francis Mauigoa, OT, Miami<br \/>11) Dolphins (phillyfan)<br \/>12) Cowboys (ejdubya)<br \/>13) Rams (All_Hail_Howie)<br \/>14) Ravens (215T1LL1D1e)<br \/>15) Buccaneers (pascofljoe)<br \/>16) Jets (Euegene11)<br \/>17) Lions (BCHaas)<br \/>18) Vikings (The Player Formerly Known as Mousecop)<br \/>19) Panthers (LancGuy)<br \/>20) Cowboys (Cravin\u2019 LeBlanc)<br \/>21) Steelers (iam4theBirdz)<br \/>22) Chargers (Aint1stULast)<br \/>23) Eagles (Philly21)<br \/>24) Browns (FierceDisc65)<br \/>25) Bears (jazztafari)<br \/>26) Bills (PhillyTexan)<br \/>27) 49ers (granthill7)<br \/>28) Texans (CrackTheEaglesNut)<br \/>29) Chiefs (z)<br \/>30) Dolphins (Booth12)<br \/>31) Patriots (Niels Rosenquist)<br \/>32) Seahawks (J. Wil)<\/p>\n<p>2026 BGN Community Consensus Mock Draft<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Now it\u2019s YOUR TURN to vote for who you think should be selected with this pick.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">1) Raiders: QB Fernando Mendoza<br \/>2) Jets: EDGE Arvell Reese<br \/>3) Cardinals: OT Francis Mauigoa<br \/>4) Titans: RB Jeremiyah Love<br \/>5) Giants: LB Sonny Styles<br \/>6) Browns: WR Carnell Tate<br \/>7) Commanders: EDGE David Bailey<br \/>8) Saints: EDGE Rueben Bain Jr.<br \/>9) Chiefs: S Caleb Downs<br \/>10) Bengals:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Francis Mauigoa, OT, Miami Long story short: this is the best player available and the Kansas City Chiefs&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":852779,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[2222,228,613,2240,4155,3619,7699,7,7779,4725,1577,110,24211,216,13851,2972,4002,6,453,1446,525,2239,426,1503],"class_list":{"0":"post-852778","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-arvell-reese","9":"tag-bengals","10":"tag-caleb-downs","11":"tag-carnell-tate","12":"tag-david-bailey","13":"tag-fernando-mendoza","14":"tag-fl","15":"tag-football","16":"tag-francis-mauigoa","17":"tag-indiana-hoosiers","18":"tag-joe-burrow","19":"tag-kansas-city-chiefs","20":"tag-mark-j-rebilas-imagn","21":"tag-miami","22":"tag-miami-gardens","23":"tag-miami-hurricanes","24":"tag-mock-draft","25":"tag-nfl","26":"tag-offensive-lineman","27":"tag-ohio-state","28":"tag-raiders","29":"tag-sonny-styles","30":"tag-steelers","31":"tag-trey-hendrickson"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116344836790187505","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=852778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/852779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=852778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=852778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=852778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}