For the second straight night in Friday’s second round of the NFL Draft, the Bengals went with speedy versatility in the secondary and tapped Nebraska cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt with the 60th pick. It’s the first time in franchise they’ve taken defensive backs with their first two picks.
They traded up three spots with the Bills to get him after four cornerbacks and five defensive ends went off the board in the second round. Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin sent Buffalo a sixth-rounder in his first trade of the weekend, the fifth time he’s traded up in a draft since 2014.
“We felt good about giving up the sixth round pick to get a guy who is going to come in and provide some great competition for us in the second round. We felt comfortable there,” Taylor said. “Duke and those guys did a great job handling that. Great poise … great poise under pressure by Duke.”
After adding Michigan safety Daxton Hill in the first round, the Bengals couldn’t pass up all the boxes…