Cornerback Emerging as REAL First Round Possibility for Bengals in 2026 NFL Draft

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🗓️ 23 March 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Mansoor Delane ran a 4.35 40-yard dash at his Pro Day and might be one of the most mocked players for the Cincinnati Bengals at pick #10 in the 2026 draft. Jake Liscow and James Rapien break down why the Bengals would consider drafting a cornerback in the first round, what their plan should be if they draft a guy like Delane, and how it would impact entrenched starters DJ Turner and Dax Hill. Plus, the hole at linebacker caught PFF's attention and UC LB Jake Golday is set for an in-person pre-draft meeting with the Bengals.

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0:00.0	Quarterback could just be the pick for the Cincinnati Bengals at number 10.
0:05.7	And Mansour Delane at LSU just had a really impressive 40.
0:10.6	Let's get into it.
0:15.6	You are Locked on Bengals, your daily Cincinnati Bengals podcast.
0:22.3	Part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:27.4	What up Bengals fans and welcome to another episode of the Lockdown Bengals podcast.
0:31.0	He's James Rapine and I'm Jake Liscoe and in today's episode, we're going to spend a lot of time talking about the cornerback position as it relates to the Cincinnati Bengals in this year's NFL draft. And we're going to finish
0:42.2	the show a little bit later talking about a 30 visit coming up or a local visit, but an in-person
0:48.3	visit nonetheless for Jake Golda with the Cincinnati Bengals, as according to PFF, one of the top
0:54.1	four biggest roster holes in the entire NFL is the Cincinnati Bengals as according to PFF, one of the top four biggest roster
0:55.6	holes in the entire NFL is the Cincinnati Bengals linebacker unit. And we're probably not going to
1:01.1	get up here and argue about that. We're going to finish the show there, but we're going to start
1:05.3	with the idea of picking a cornerback at pick number 10. I know that there are some very strong opinions in the Bengals fan community, James,
1:14.1	about the idea of picking a corner with the Bengals first pick in the NFL draft,
1:18.9	but in a world where those top five defensive guys are selected,
1:24.2	and those guys are Arvel Reese, David Bailey, Rubin Bain, Sunny Stiles, and who am I forgetting, Caleb Downs.
1:33.3	Where did the Bengals go?
1:35.2	That is a conversation that we will have in many different ways between now in the NFL draft.
1:40.6	And one of the ways the Bengals could go is Mansour Delane. And he just ran a 40 at
1:46.6	LSU's Pro Day reportedly all 32 NFL teams in attendance. And I don't know who exactly was
1:53.3	there for the Bengals yet, but all 32 teams were represented according to reports, which means
1:58.3	the Bengals were among the teams that watched
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