Over at MockingtheDraft.com I have been part of a 32 person 7 round draft, here are the results for are Bengals I took.

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My wanted Bengals Draft.

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As the title says this is who I would like to see the Bengals take in this years draft.

1st Round:Arrelious Benn [WR] Illinois or Golden Tate [WR] Notre Dame

The Bengals need a saftey or wide reciever and with Earl Thomas and Morgan Burnett most likely off the board, and Taylor Mays being a bit of a reach I feel the next best thing would be Benn or Tate. Benn as an Andre Johnson build and would be a good compliment to Chad's speed because of his power. Tate on the other hand is like Wes Welker or Steve Smith in size and speed. Bringing him in would be like our Moss/Welker combo of receivers.

2nd Round: Darrell Stuckey [S] Kansas

The Bengals need a safety bad if the last 2 games taught us anything. Stuckey at this pick is a steal and would be higher if not for the 4 other safety's ahead of him. He has great intangibles and does not have character issues.

3rd Round:  Eric Decker [WR] Minnesota or Jason Fox [OT] Miami (FL)

This pick largely depends on what happens in the first if the Bengals select Tate in round 1 then Decker would be a perfect additiongiven his size. He would be higher if it wasn't for durability concerns. If the Bengals select Benn in round1 than Jason Fox for O-Line depth would be perfect he is a 1st round talent with durability concerns also because of the knee surgery he this season.

4th Round: Aaron Hernandez [TE] Florida or Rob Gronkowski [TE] Arizona.

We all know that Foschi isn't the future and Coats should be banned from the city. That being said we need a TE more than almost anything as our opponents torched us with this season. Both these guys are play makers but Hernandez is also a great run blocker because of Florida system. Hernandez lead the team in catches, yards, and tds this year and ' not have injury concerns. Gronkowski just had back surgery and hasn't declared for the draft yet unlike Hernandez. I would perfer Hernandez more just because I'm a Florida fan and seen his skills used in action all season.

5th Round:  Zac Robinson [QB] Oklahoma State or Sean Canfield [QB] Oregon State

We need a value able back-up in case of injury and i don't think J.T. or Jordan are value able. Both these QBsare great passers with Robinson also a capable runner. Robinson has experience throwing to great WRs with Dez Bryant.

6th Round:Brett Swenson [K] Michigan State

Do I really need to explain myself with this pick, but I will. Swenson is the #1 rated kicker in the draft going 71/91 in FGs and 164/166 PATs. He is also clutch in making the game winner when Michigan State came back from being down 38-3 on Northwestern.

7th Round:  Leroy Vann [CB] Florida A&M

Vann doesn't have a true position in the NFL be that WRor CB. However is arguably the best KR/PR in the draft with 5TDs this season and 11 in the past 2 seasons. We could probably use himas Cleveland uses Josh Cribbs against us.

These are who I feel we should draft although there are other players that we should go after if we receive compensation picks.

Ok I'm stealing this idea from the minor league baseball board.

But were going to do it for the Mets Everyday or So I will release another one of these polls all you do is have to vote.

Here are the following canadates for #1

Fernando Martinez, Jon Niese, Wilmer Flores, Brad Holt, Reese Havens, or Robert Parnell

If you want to add 1 to the list just put his name at the bottom in comments.

This is a mixture of the best prospects and some of my favorite.

Catcher: Matt Wieters

First Baseman: Lars Anderson

Second Baseman: Adrian Cardenas

Third Baseman: Pedro Alvarez

Shortstop: Elvis Andrus

Left Fielder: Travis Snider

Center Fielder: Cameron Maybin

Right Fielder: Matt Laporta

Bench: Buster Posey

Bench: Mike Moustakas 

Bench: Tim Beckman

Bench: Jason Heyward

Bench: Colby Rasmus

Bench: Fernando Martinez

Starting Pitcher1: David Price

Starting Pitcher2: Neftali Feliz

Starting Pitcher3: Trevor Cahill

Starting Pitcher4: Chris Tillman

Starting Pitcher5: Rick Porcello

The bullpen is just potential closers

Bullpen:

Eddie Kunz

Andrew Cashner

Joshua Fields

Jeff Samardzija

Allen Harrington

Rob Delaney

What do you think?

Acquired By:

Free Agency:

Trade:

SP1: Johan Santana

SP2: Aj Burnett or Derek Lowe

SP3: Mike Pelfrey

SP4: John Maine

SP5: Jon Niese

Long Reliever: Brian Stokes

Lefty Specialist: Brandon Lyon

Righty Specialist: Kevin Gregg

Middle Reliever: Joe Smith

Middle Reliever: Luis Ayala

Setup: Juan Cruz

Closer: Brian Fuentes

Catcher: Bengi Molina

First Base: Carlos Delgado

Second Base: Orlando Hudson

Third Base: David Wright

Shortstop: Jose Reyes

Left Field: Eric Byrnes

Center Field: Carlos Beltran

Right Field: Ryan Church

Bench:

Brian Schiender

Argenis Reyes

Nick Evans or Daniel Murphy

Endy Chavez

Angel Pagan

Here are my 2008 projected lineups if you think of anything different just post a comment about it.

Offense

QB: Carson Palmer  Backups: Ryan Fitzpatrick, Jordan Palmer

HB: Rudi Johnson Backups: Chris Perry, Kenny Watson

FB: Jermi Johnson

WR1: Chad Johnson Backups: Andre Caldwell, Mario Urrutia

WR2: T.J. Houshmandzadeh Backups: Jerome Simpson, Antonio Chatman

TE: Ben Utecht Backups: Reggie Kelly Matt Shirley

LT: Levi Jones Backup:Anthony Collins

LG: Andrew Whitworth Backup: Justin Britt (really like him since he can also move over to center)

C: Eric Ghiaciuc Backup: Dan Santucci

RG: Bobbie Williams Backup: Stacy Andrews

RT: Willie Anderson Backup: Stacy Andrews

Defense

LE: Antwan Odom Backup: Frostee Rucker

DT: John Thornton, Pat Sims Backups: Domata Peko, Jason Shirley

RE: Robert Geathers Backup:  Angelo Craig

SLB: Keith Rivers Backup: Rashad Jeanty Daryl Blackstock

MLB: Dhani Jones Backup: Dan Howell

WLB: Ahmad Brooks Backup: Brandon Johnson Erin Henderson

CB1: Johnathan Joseph Backups: Simeon Castille Blue Adams

SS: Marvin White Backup: Corey Lynch

FS: Dexter Jackson Backup: Chinedum Ndukwe

CB2: Leon Hall Backups: Deltha O'Neal

Special Teams

K: Shayne Graham

P: Kyle Larson

LS: Tim Bugg

KR: Andre Caldwell, Antonio Chatman

PR: Antonio Chatman

I no maybe all of our draft picks making the team might be unrealistic but I think they will develop for the future.