2015 NFL Draft: Quarter grades for 1st-round picks
Apr 30, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; Cedric Ogbuehi (Texas A&M) poses for a photo with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected as the number 21st overall pick to the Cincinnati Bengals in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports
Cincinnati Bengals. CEDRIC OGBUEHI. I. <p>As you can see, Cincinnati Bengals are locked, loaded and playing very well so far this season. However, the contracts of tackles Andrew Whitworth and Andre Smith’s will be up at the end of this season. And Cedric Ogbuehi, out of Texas A&M, was one of, if not the most talented left tackle in the 2015 NFL Draft.</p> <p>So the Bengals took him No, 21 overall despite the fact that Ogbuehi tore his ACL last season. And right now, he’s on the reserve/PUP list, where there is not plan for him to play this year. His upside is so great, that the Bengals took him in the first round to give him a red-shirt year to heal and develop.</p> <p>So if Whitworth, who’s getting older, is too rich for the Bengals blood after this year, they have replacement plan in place. Jake Fisher is their 2nd-round pick in case Smith leaves too to show just how much the Bengals are prepared for the future. But for now, the grade is incomplete as Ogbuehi will not see the field this year.</p>. OT
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