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Mississippi's Cody Core gives Bengals another complementary receiver

Once the draft started entering it's final stretch, the Cincinnati Bengals began looking to bolster some of the depth they previously added at the receiver position. While Tyler Boyd should slide fairly quickly into the Bengals' No. 2 or No. 3 receiver role behind A.J. Green and/or Brandon LaFell, Mississippi product Cody Core could be used to help complement each of them.

My take: Laquon Treadwell was the big-name Mississippi receiver who was the talk of mock drafts all throughout the pre-draft process. Some of that attention took away from college teammate Core, one of four other Mississippi receivers who had more than 30 receptions last season. Each of those catches still helped him get drafted Saturday, as the Bengals selected him with their lone sixth-round pick. He's used to playing second, third and fourth fiddle in a passing offense that thrives upon the usage of a diversity of targets. Core will have to maintain that mentality in Cincinnati, where he likely will be playing behind the likes of Green, LaFell and Boyd, and more veteran wideouts Brandon Tate, Mario Alford, James Wright and Jake Kumerow. This isn't the splashiest selection, but it could pan out as the Bengals start offseason competition at receiver.

Special teams to start: Core could begin his time with the Bengals on special teams. Although he was a valued pass-catcher at Mississippi, he also was a defensive back and did play on punt and kickoff teams during his college career. He had eight tackles in both 2012 and 2013 when he played in all three phases of the game.