2024 NFL mock draft: Bengals get Joe Burrow help in final first-round projections

The Cincinnati Bengals approach the finish line of draft season that is the start of the 2024 NFL draft as one of the most unpredictable teams in the entire process.

Just before the proceedings get underway, the Bengals appear to be a team at No. 18 capable of taking a trench player for either side of the ball. That, or the front office could pluck from the plethora of offensive weapons at skill positions. Or — in a favorite of the team’s fans — they could even take a cornerback.

That is, of course, if Duke Tobin and Co, don’t pull off a trade — up or down the board.

In our final first-round mock before Thursday, the Bengals take a more traditional route based on how the simulation played out in the picks above them in the order.