Ziti13'S MOCK DRAFT
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Ziti13'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 11, 2026

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  • Ziti13 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CIN)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Adepoju Adebawore Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (CIN)
Adepoju Adebawore
DL-EDGE Oklahoma
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
DJ Harvey
CB USC
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Bengals: B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Bengals took Adepoju Adebawore at Round 6, Pick 18, roughly 36 spots before his name belonged.

The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 David Bailey
In pick 10 they get a problem off the edge. More want than need.
Pick41 Rnd2 Dontay Corleone
A tidy little value on Dontay Corleone in No. 41, a step better than break-even. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick72 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
A reach on Malachi Fields in the 72nd overall pick; the board had better options right there. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick110 Rnd4 Monroe Freeling
They paid up for Monroe Freeling at the 110th pick when waiting would have done the job. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick189 Rnd6 Xavier Nwankpa
No drama and no debate, Xavier Nwankpa went about where he belonged in Round 6, Pick 8. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick199 Rnd6 Adepoju Adebawore
Adepoju Adebawore at pick No. 199 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick226 Rnd7 DJ Harvey
A straight-up fair deal on DJ Harvey at Round 7, Pick 10, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.