{"id":858566,"date":"2026-04-07T09:06:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T09:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/858566\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T09:06:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T09:06:29","slug":"bengals-to-host-18-td-rb-as-interesting-option-for-10th-pick-of-2026-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/858566\/","title":{"rendered":"Bengals to host 18-TD RB as interesting option for 10th pick of 2026 NFL Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"

While it’s a few weeks away, the 3026 NFL Draft is likely a time for the Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> to go out and land a top-tier defensive player or two.<\/p>\n

After the massive struggles of the defense in 2025, which led to multiple heartbreaking losses, the Bengals have to improve their defense. That’s why a defender at No. 10 overall wouldn’t be a surprise.<\/p>\n

However, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network<\/a>, the Bengals are hosting an 18-touchdown running back on Notre Dame’s Jeremiyah Love on a top-30 visit, opening the door for a running back with the Bengals’ top-10 pick.<\/p>\n

Bengals host Love on pre-draft visit for possible intriguing 10th overall pick<\/p>\n

“Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love, who has already visited with the #Titans<\/a> (4th) and #Giants<\/a> (5th), heads to a visit with the #Bengals later today, sources say. Cincy picks 10th,” Rapoport reports.<\/p>\n

Love is fully expected to go somewhere in the first round, and very likely to go inside the top-10 picks of the draft. The only questions are who takes him and how high he goes.<\/p>\n

While the Arizona Cardinals<\/a> could, in theory, draft him, he’s much more likely to be taken by the Tennessee Titans with the fourth pick, the New York Giants with the fifth pick, or the Washington Commanders<\/a> with the seventh pick.<\/p>\n

Cincinnati hasn’t been linked to Love as a realistic option all offseason, and this report now opens the door to a possibility most didn’t consider.<\/p>\n

More:\u00a0Bengals’ Joe Flacco calls other teams ‘dumb’ for not signing him in free agency<\/a><\/p>\n

Sure, adding Love to play for Joe Burrow alongside Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins would be incredibly fun, but they already have Chase Brown, a good young running back.<\/p>\n

Trading him away, or fielding two running backs with Brown and Love, wouldn’t make much sense. Love is a great player, but the Bengals don’t need him like they need defense.<\/p>\n

Whether it’s a cornerback, safety, linebacker, defensive tackle, or an edge rusher, the Bengals need all of the help that they can get this offseason.<\/p>\n

Love, for the most part, hasn’t been on the Bengals’ radar. But now, he’s someone that fans cannot ignore as a possibility with the 10th pick, as the Bengals are hosting the Notre Dame running back for a visit, showing serious interest in the star RB.<\/p>\n

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