Fate,

I posted the same thing about centers in the draft thread on the 11th. I don’t see a need to draft for one this high with other needs, and if we do…there better be a trade back.



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Over the past 20 NFL drafts, 10 centers have been selected in the first round. Of those, the highest drafted center was Damien Woody, selected 17th overall by the Patriots back in 1999. The other nine centers have been drafted anywhere from 18th thru 31st, with an average pick of 23. Suffice to say, centers rarely go early in the draft, and on the random year when a center does get selected in the first round, somewhere like #21 overall (where the Bengals are sitting with their first round pick) would more than likely allow a team like the Bengals to select the best center in the draft



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Draft history by position




Anything’s possible, but if we are targeting a center….then I would expect a trade back.


Edit: last time a center was drafted close to our pick 13 was Steve Everitt (#14) 1993 Browns