Cincinnati Bengals NFL Draft Picks 2022: Who did the Bengals pick? Full list of selections
In the 2022 nfl-draft" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-is-sponsored="false">NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals added six new faces to their roster that made it to the Super Bowl in 2021. Head coach Zac Taylor and general manager Mike Brown will be hoping the rookies can help the Bengals make it back to the big game and go one better this time after they lost 23-20 to the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LVI.
Here are the players the Cincinnati Bengals selected:
Round 1 (30) S Dax Hill, Michigan
Round 2 (60) CB Cam Taylor-Britt, Nebraska
Round 3 (95) DT Zachary Carter, Florida
Round 4 (136) OT Cordell Volson, North Dakota State
Round 5 (166) S Tycen Anderson, Toledo
Round 7 (252) OLB Jeffrey Gunter, Coastal Carolina
The following is a closer look at all of the Cincinnati Bengals' 2022 NFL Draft selections.
Cincinnati Bengals 2022 NFL Draft Picks
Dax Hill
The Cincinnati Bengals took safety Dax Hill out of Michigan with their first pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. He became the second Michigan Wolverine selected in round one after Aidan Hutchinson.
Hill was named First-team All-Big Ten in 2021 after he started 14 games, had 70 tackles, 4.5 TFLs, nine pass breakups, and two interceptions.
He is the younger brother of Baltimore Ravens running back Justice Hill, drafted in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
Cam Taylor-Britt
Cornerback Taylor-Britt was the Cincinnati Bengals’ second pick in 2022 after the Nebraska Cornhuskers player started three years at the collegiate level. A team captain in Nebraska, Cam Taylor-Britt recorded a career-best 51 tackles and an interception in 2021. This earned him a place on Second-team All-Big Ten for the second consecutive year.
He played quarterback in high school and was one of the best signal-callers in his home state of Alabama in 2017, amassing 2,496 yards of total offense and accounting for 30 total touchdowns.
Daxton Hill and Cam Taylor-Britt over the last two seasons:
5 TDs allowed in coverage
6 INTs
Incredibly versatile DBs that'll make plays for the @Bengals 🐯 https://t.co/n7UJyrryrp
Zachary Carter
Zachary Carter became the Cincinnati Bengals' third consecutive defensive pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, something the team sought to improve for the season. Carter improved year on year with the Florida Gators, gaining 4.5 sacks in 2019, five in 2020, and eight in 2021, leading the team in quarterback rushes.
Carter began his career at Florida as a defensive end before kicking inside to defensive tackle. He switched his jersey from No. 17 to No. 6 as a tribute to current Dallas Cowboys and former Gator Dante Fowler Jr.