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Locked On Bengals - Daily Podcast On The Cincinnati Bengals

Bengals Can Finally Fix Major Weakness on Defense in 2026 NFL Draft

Locked On Bengals - Daily Podcast On The Cincinnati Bengals

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🗓️ 12 April 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

The Cincinnati Bengals could target top edge rush prospects in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft. Could Rueben Bain Jr. or David Bailey be the key to energizing their pass rush? James Rapien and Jake Liscow are joined by Joe Goodberry to analyze potential first-round targets and pinpoint potential day two and three gems in a deep and skilled edge rusher class. We dive into prioritizing run defense and pass rush ability, prospect versatility, and who the Bengals might target based on their needs. Which prospects might join Boye Mafe Myles Murphy, and Shemar Stewart in Cincinnati’s retooled defensive front?

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0:00.0

The Cincinnati Bengals are still looking for juice at the edge position.

0:04.8

Will they find it in the NFL draft?

0:06.8

Let's discuss some of the best targets for the Bengals in this year's draft.

0:15.6

You are Locked-on Bengals, your daily Cincinnati Bengals podcast.

0:20.8

Part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.

0:26.3

What up Bengals fans and welcome to another episode of the Lockdown Bengals podcast.

0:29.9

Part of the Lockdown Podcast Network.

0:31.8

I'm with James Rapine, your other host of Lockdown Bengals and Joe Goodberry, who just put out the Bengals draft sheet

0:38.9

that I've been working on with him for years, mostly Joe's work at this point, with a cast

0:43.7

of helping hands out there that we will shout out, of course, Neil Engelberger, Mike Santagano,

0:49.8

we got Max Descano on tight as we got Parker Blake helping on offensive line this year.

0:56.0

But we're going to focus this week on defensive positions that we think the Bengals

1:01.0

could be targeting in this draft class.

1:03.5

And we're going to start with one that to me, guys, feels more like a when, not if.

1:08.6

I think the Bengals are really interested in adding more help on the edge where they

1:14.7

sign Boyet Maffei, yes, but I still think, despite the investments they've made there,

1:20.5

they'll be very interested in adding.

1:22.3

And it's a deep and skilled edge rushing class, especially at the top in the first couple of days of the draft.

1:29.5

And 100% in play at pick number 10, Joe.

1:33.2

Let's start there on day one.

1:35.2

We'll get to day two, day three for targets by day of the draft.

1:38.8

And the first episode we'll do in this series.

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