PITTSBURGH — The Cincinnati Bengals have made two picks so far in the 2026 NFL Draft.
The Bengals selected wide receiver Colbie Young from Georgia as the final pick in the fourth round.
After the selection, head coach Zac Taylor said at a press conference Saturday that Young really complements the Bengals' receiver group.
In 2025, the wide receiver had seven starts and one touchdown, but he missed several midseason games with a fractured leg.
Young was also involved in a domestic battery case in 2024, where the original accusation was recanted and Young pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct in January 2025 before he was reinstated by Georgia in March 2025. Taylor said one of the reasons they were comfortable with drafting Young is that Georgia reinstated him.
Cincinnati selected center Connor Lew from Auburn as the No. 128 pick in the fourth round.
The pick came after the Bengals traded the No. 110 pick and their No. 199 pick in the sixth round to the New York Jets. The Bengals also received the No. 140 pick alongside the No. 128 from New York.
The 20-year-old started seven games for Auburn in the 2025 season before he missed the rest of it due to an ACL injury, but he said Saturday that he's feeling great and is a little ahead of schedule on his rehab. Prior to the 2025 season, Lew started for the Tigers all 12 games in 2024 and was named Freshman All-American and to the SEC All-Freshman Team in 2023.
The center met with the Bengals in an informal meeting at the combine and then had a Zoom meeting with the team afterward.
"I didn't know when my opportunity was going to come," Lew said Saturday. "Just to get the opportunity, I'm super excited. I'm ready to get to work."
Lew said the idea of playing with an "elite QB" like Joe Burrow makes it that much more exciting.
He also said he's played in the guard position before at Auburn, and he's certainly comfortable with it if that's a possibility.
On Friday, Cincinnati selected Texas A&M defensive end Cashius Howell as the No. 41 pick in the second round.
Howell was named First-Team AP All-American, SEC Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-SEC during the 2025 season. He was also a finalist for the Bronko Nagurski Award and the Chuck Bednarik Award, which are given to the nation's top defenders. He was also a finalist for the Lombardi Award, which goes to the nation's top lineman.
On Saturday, Howell was in Cincinnati for a press conference and said it was a "great feeling" to be drafted by Cincinnati.
Tacario Davis, a cornerback out of the University of Washington, was selected as the No. 72 pick in the third round.
Davis made seven starts during the 2025 season and collected 19 tackles, two interceptions and three pass breakups. He missed time during the season due to rib and hamstring injuries.
The Bengals did not have a first-round pick as they traded their No. 10 slot for New York Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence.
The team announced Sunday that they signed the 28-year-old to a one-year contract extension through the 2028 season. ESPN's Adam Schefter said Lawrence is getting $28 million in the extension.
During a press conference Monday morning, Lawrence said he's ready to hit the ground running.
"I'm ready to take this thing to the next level and win games," Lawrence said.
The Bengals have the No. 189 and No. 199 picks in the sixth round and No. 221 and No. 226 picks in the seventh round.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
