Participation at the NFL Scouting Combine has dwindled in recent years. None of my top five prospects -- Cam Ward, Abdul Carter, Travis Hunter, Mason Graham, and Jalon Walker -- tested in Indianapolis.

The Bengals still have piles of work on their desk with extensions, cuts, free agency, stadium lease negotiations and vague social media posts filling up the days. Yet, coming off the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis,

In his latest mock draft, Zierlein has Sanders going No. 29 overall to the Cleveland Browns, who Zierlein has trading up with the Commanders to get the QB. The Browns have the No. 2 overall pick, which many think is where they'll take Miami QB Cam Ward. Zierlein, however, has them taking Sanders's former teammate, Travis Hunter.

The NFL Scouting Combine is an opportunity for prospects to either validate or reject, for better or worse, the opinions talent evaluators have of them based on play. If the athletic testing is significantly different than the impressions from game tape,

The NFL Mock Draft Consensus identifies the most popular projections for every first-round selection. Each week, forecasts vary as mock drafters present differing opinions on who they deem as the best prospect for each team's pick.

In the most recent mock from our Christian D'Andrea, Sanders went No. 2 off the board to the Cleveland Browns. But in the latest post-combine mock from NFL.com, Lance Zierlein has Sanders falling all the way to pick No. 29 ... where the Browns get him by trading up.