With the 21st pick in the first round, the Cincinnati Bengals selected Texas A&M tackle Cedric Ogbuehi
CBSSports.com senior writer Pete Prisco gave the Bengals a B- for the pick:
They said all along that they would pick a player who wouldn't start this year. And they did. It gives him time for him to recover from the ACL.
Ogbuehi will not be needed until next year, which works out just fine for the #Bengals. B- pick. Draft Grades Live: http://t.co/JH9dWaxEnl
— Pete Prisco (@PriscoCBS) May 1, 2015
Ogbuehi was one of the top tackles coming into the 2014 season prior to tearing his ACL early in the year. He has positional versatility and will be able to play tackle or guard once he recovers from his knee injury. This pick won't help the Bengals immediately, but it will give them some offensive line depth for the future and they're taking a chance on a guy with great upside should he come back 100% from the injury.
The Bengals had the opportunity to take Bud Dupree here and really get a great pass rusher to bolster their defensive line, but they stuck with their plan and took an offensive lineman.
For an on-field scouting report, we have this tidbit from Rob Rang and Dane Brugler:
According to Jimmy Hassell, Ogbuehi's deal will be worth $7.629 million guaranteed over four years with $4.384 million in signing bonus.