Cincinnati Bengals Draft Tracker: Follow the team’s selections

SEVENTH ROUND

No. 251: Mason Schreck, TE, Buffalo

The Bengals wrapped their draft with the 6-foot-5, 258-pound Mason Schreck, a tight end from Buffalo.

He had 59 catches for 651 yards and four touchdowns last season.

SIXTH ROUND

No. 207: Brandon Wilson, Cornerback, Houston

For the fourth-time in franchise history, the Bengals traded up during the draft and selected the 5-foot-11, 200-pound Wilson.

The Bengals gave up the 217th (sixth round) and 227th (seventh round) picks.

Wilson, a converted running back who aslo returned kicks for the Cougars, was the only player in the country to score multiple touchdowns in all three phases of the game in 2015.

He had eight career touchdowns for Houston, scoring them six different ways.

No. 193: Jordan Evans, Linebacker, Oklahoma

A first-team All-Big 12 selection, Evans had four interceptions last year to become the first Oklahoma linebacker to lead the team since 2005. He returned one of those picks 80 yards for a touchdown.

The 6-foot-2, 233-pound Evans appeared in 45 games with 36 starts.

His dad, Scott, was an all-league defensive tackle for Oklahoma in the late 1980s.

FIFTH ROUND

No. 176: J.J. Dielman, Center, Utah

A three-year starter at Utah, Dielman appeared in 32 games with 31 starts before suffering a season-ending lower leg injury midway through his senior year.

The 6-foot-5, 309-pound Dielman played tackle his first three years at Utah before moving to center as a senior.

No. 153: Jake Elliott, K, Memphis

A four-year stater, Elliott holds the Memphis record for consecutive PATs with 202 straight and beat Stephen Gostkowski’s career scoring record with 445 points.

He had 10 fields of 50 or more yards, including a career-long 56.

The 5-foot-9, 167-pound Elliott will compete with Randy Bullock and Jon Brown for the job.

FOURTH ROUND

No. 138: Ryan Glasgow, Defensive Tackle, Michigan

A four-year letterman who graduated with a degree in economics, Glasgow appeared in 45 games with 33 starts.

The 6-foot-4, 299-pounder was second team All-Big Ten in 2016 and honorable mention in 2015.

Glasgow’s older brother Graham also played at Michigan and currently is a center for the Detroit Lions, and his younger brother Jordaon is a sophomore safety at UM.

No. 128: Josh Malone , Wide Receiver, Tennessee

The 6-foot-3, 200-pound Malone caught 50 passes for 972 yards and 11 TDs last season as a junior.

He opened eyes with a 4.40 time in the 40-yard dash at the Combine.

No. 116: Carl Lawson, Defensive End, Auburn

The 6-foot-2, 253-pound Lawson played 33 games at Auburn with 20 starts.

He had 14 career sacks, nine of which came in 2016 when he was a first team All-American and first team All-SEC selection.

THIRD ROUND

No. 73: Jordan Willis, Defensive End, Kansas State

After taking offensive players with their first two selections, the Cincinnati Bengals added some help to their pass rush by drafting Kansas State defensive end Jordan Willis in the third round with the 73rd overall pick.

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The 6-foot-4, 255-pound Willis was a second team All-American last year. He was a four-year letterwinner for the Wildcats, appearing 48 games with 39 starts. His 26 career stats are third most in school history and are tied for seventh in Big 12 annals.

He played exclusively at left end, which is the side where two-time Pro Bowler Carlos Dunlap plays.

NFL.com projected him as a second rounder, while ProFootballFocus.com had him as a first rounder.

SECOND ROUND

No. 48: Joe Mixon, Running Back, Oklahoma

After trading down seven spots in the second round Friday night, the Cincinnati Bengals drafted controversial running back Joe Mixon with the 48th overall pick.

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Mixon became a national lighting rod when video from 2014 surfaced of him punching a 19-year-old woman, fracturing four bones in her face. He was suspended for the 2014 season but return to play for the Sooners in 2015 and 2016, rushing for 2,027 yards and 17 touchdowns. Mixon also caught 65 passes for 894 yards and nine scores in his two seasons with Oklahoma.

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“Obviously this is a pick that opens everybody’s eyes,” Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said. “We’ve done such a lot of work regarding Joe Mixon throughout the entire process this year. Based on all the time, all the research, we felt that we can continue to move forward.

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“Joe’s situation kind of came to a settlement in all ways this week, which also led us to feel better about the opportunity here and to move forward. We’ve done all of our due diligence we can do, time spent interviewing people, everybody around him, everybody around his background, people that have coached at Oklahoma for insight regarding him and how he has carried himself since that day.”

Mixon joins Jeremy Hill, who is in the final year of his contract, and Giovani Bernard, who is coming off ACL surgery, in the Bengals backfield.

Earlier report: The Cincinnati Bengals traded the 41st overall pick to Minnesota for the Vikings' second- and fourth-round pick.

The deal moves the Bengals back seven picks in the second round and gives the 128th overall pick in the fourth.

The last time the Bengals traded down was in 2012 when they struck a deal with New England to move down six spots from 21 to 27 while also getting the Patriots’ third-round pick (93rd overall).

New England took Chandler Jones at 21, and the Bengals took Kevin Zeitler at 27. Cincinnati parlayed the 93rd pick into Brandon Thompson.

FIRST ROUND

No. 9: John Ross, Wide Receiver, Washington

The Cincinnati Bengals selected Washington wide receiver John Ross with the ninth pick in the NFL Draft.

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The 5-11, 188-pound speedster lit up the NFL Combine with a record-breaking time of 4.22 seconds in the 40-yard draft.

Ross was the third receiver selected in the first nine picks after Tennessee took Western Michigan’s Corey Davis at No. 5 and the Los Angeles Chargers selected Clemson’s Mike Williams at No. 7.

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He had 17 touchdowns last season for the Huskies, which was tied for the second most in the country.

The Bengals next pick will be in Friday’s second round, No. 41 overall.

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