Bengals NFL Draft: Here are the Cincinnati Bengals' 2023 draft picks

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — During the 2023 NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals made selections for both the offensive and defensive lines, as well as special teams.

Throughout the final day of selections, the Bengals primarily shifted their focus to the o-line after two days of defensive picks.

Despite that, in the final round of the draft, the Bengals selected Miami CB DJ Ivey. The 6-foot-5, 192 pound CB was a solid contributor to the Hurricane's defense, and in the 2022 season he had 38 tackles with 2 forced fumbles and 2 interceptions during his 11 starts.

During the sixth round, the Bengals opted to add another wide receiver to their roster. They selected Princeton's Andrei Iosivas as the No. 206 select.

The 6-foot-2 receiver is 205 pounds and had 66 receptions for 943 yards and 7 TDs in his 2022 season with Princeton. During the NFL combine, he ran a 4.43 second 40-yard dash.

In their second pick of the sixth round, punter Brad Robbins from Michigan was selected as the No. 217 pick. The Westerville, Ohio native, which is north of Columbus, is 6-foot and 199 pounds. In his career, he was voted honorable mention All-Big Ten in 2021, and he averaged a career-high 46.3 yards per punt.

In his 2022 season, Robbins performed the rare feat of having zero touchbacks.

When head coach Zac Taylor called Robbins to tell him about the selection, it almost seemed as if Robbins thought it was a prank call.

In the fifth round, the Bengals selected Illinois RB Chase Brown as the No. 163 pick in the draft. The 5-foot-9 1/2 and 209-pound running back ran a 4.43 second 40-yard dash at the NFL combine, and he was a major component in Illinois' 2022 season.

He rushed for 1,643 yards and 10 scores on 328 carries in 12 starts during the 2022 season. He also earned second-team AP All-American and all-conference honors.

Brown was visibly emotional on the phone when he was made aware that he was being drafted by the Bengals.

The Bengals selected WR Charlie Jones as the No. 131 select in the fourth round.

The Bengals' Fan of the Year announced the pick and poked fun at the NFL by reenacting Joe Mixon's iconic coin flip celebration that penalized him during the 2022 season.

The 24-year-old receiver had 110 receptions for 1,361 yards and 12 TDs in his 2022 season with Purdue. Prior to his performance with the Boilmakers, Jones was at Iowa and Buffalo before that.

At 5-foot-11 and 175 pounds, Jones was 2022 first team All-Big 10 and AP second-team All-American. He also ran a 4.43 40-yard dash at the NFL combine.

The Bengals tweeted out Zac Taylor's call to Jones right before the pick was made.

After multiple departures during free agency, the Bengals refueled their secondary during the second day of the NFL Draft.

CB DJ Turner was drafted in the second round. A two-time All-Big Ten player, Turner played at Michigan alongside last year's top pick, Dax Hill.

Turner started at corner in all 14 games last season, recording 36 tackles, 11 pass breakups and one fumble returned for a touchdown. At the NFL Combine, Turner ran a 4.26-second 40-yard dash.

The Bengals nabbed S Jordan Battle in the third round. The team traded down three spots with the Chiefs for pick No. 95 in the third round.

Battle was a three-year starter for Alabama. At 6-foot-1 and 206 pounds, Battle recorded 71 tackles, two pass breakups and an interception his senior year.

In the first round, Cincinnati picked up Clemson DE Myles Murphy. Murphy was first-team All-ACC, credited with 45 tackles and a team-high 6.5 sacks, three pass breakups and a forced fumble over 13 games in 2022. He is the first defensive lineman drafted by Cincinnati in the first round since Justin Smith in 2001.

Head coach Zac Taylor's call with Murphy was shared on Twitter late Thursday night.

Murphy addressed Bengals fans for the first time on Twitter early Friday morning.

"We getting after the quarterback, we getting to the Super Bowl, getting to the AFC Championship," Murphy said. "Who Dey c'mon y'all."

On Saturday morning, Murphy was in Cincinnati to officially receive his jersey from Taylor. Murphy will be wearing No. 99.

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The Bengals are coming off a second-straight AFC Championship appearance, and Director of Player Personnel Duke Tobin said they're happy to not be a "heavy-needs" team looking for specific positions at the top of the draft. They've worked to address some issues — like the offensive line — during free agency, signing four-time Pro Bowler OT Orlando Brown Jr. to a four-year, $64 million deal that includes a $31 million signing bonus.

Cincinnati lost both starting safeties, Vonn Bell and Jessie Bates, after the two signed deals with the Panthers and Falcons. Also leaving during free agency were TE Hayden Hurst and RB Samaje Perine.

The team picked up QB Joe Burrow's fifth-year option as contract negotiations continue, and Tobin said they're working to extend WR Tee Higgins and LB Logan Wilson. He said those negotiations will not impact their approach to the draft.

"When we go into the draft, we’re still cognizant of what is important not only this year but two years from now," Tobin said.