Before this week's big event, here's a look at a seven-round mock draft that features the Bengals making a small leap up the draft order to get a blue-chip weapon for the defense, courtesy of Pro Football Network's mock draft simulator.

NFL.com's Chad Reuter has the Bengals drafting Georgia's Mykel Williams, who said he played at 60 percent last season because of an ankle injury.

According to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero, the Bengals hosted Montana State quarterback Tommy Mellott on a visit ahead of the draft. Mellott, the FCS Walter Payton Award winner, has spent his pre-draft process doing drills at wideout and special teams for pro teams.