The Cincinnati Bengals will indeed have a franchise legend announcing some of its early draft picks during the 2025 NFL draft. This week, the NFL peeled back the proverbial curtain on current and former players who will help announce picks during the second and third rounds of next week's draft.

Yes, the Cincinnati Bengals need a lot of help on defense, but that doesn’t mean they can draft just anyone. There are good fits and bad fits. Some of those bad fits might be very good players; they just aren’t the right players for Cincinnati.

Finding an interior pass rusher to add to the rotation should be a focal point of the Bengals' draft, and the strength of class lines up.