Draft Day: Post 1

The Bengals aren't scheduled to pick for at least three hours -- around 4:20-4:30 this afternoon.

I'm at Paul Brown Stadium, where we work in a press room across a hall from the locker room.

I just saw Bengals running backs coach Jim Anderson and asked him if he would be appearing in the interview room today -- Rounds 1 or 2 -- to introduce a running back.

"Don't know, never know," Anderson said.

The Bengals are interested in Illinois running back Rashard Mendenhall at No. 9.

The Bengals also like Southern Cal defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis, Southern Cal linebacker Keith Rivers and Florida defensive end Derrick Harvey.

Under the radar: Troy cornerback Leodis McKelvin, who is considered both the top corner and return man available. Would the Bengals draft a cornerback in the first round three years in a row? They took Johnathan Joseph and Leon Hall the past two years.

The Bengals coaches and front office executives are in their offices in the administration building. Media is not allowed up there.