Open up any 2026 NFL mock draft from industry experts, and you're liable to find the Cincinnati Bengals selecting Ohio State safety Caleb Downs with the 10th overall pick in the first round.
Would this be a bad outcome? Absolutely not. Is Downs a logical fit in Cincinnati? Absolutely. But since when do the Bengals do sensible things in the first round?
We're talking about a front office who would have, say, Downs and Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles available to them at 10th overall, only to draft a boundary cornerback like Mansoor Delane or Jermod McCoy.