Nightmare22'S MOCK DRAFT
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Nightmare22'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 26, 2026

1/26/26

  • Nightmare22 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Trebor Pena Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CIN)
Trebor Pena
WR Penn State
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CIN)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Hykeem Williams Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hykeem Williams
WR Colorado
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

Every other box got a look, but cornerback did not. The Bengals will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

That is a running back worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
They let Caleb Downs come to them and pounced at No. 10. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick41 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Nothing to complain about; Sonny Styles went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
Jadarian Price is a better player than slot 72 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick110 Rnd4 Jaishawn Barham
They took Jaishawn Barham at par in pick 110, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick187 Rnd6 Trebor Pena
Trebor Pena in the 187th pick is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick197 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
They paid sticker price for Trey Zuhn III in the Round 6 slot, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick226 Rnd7 Hykeem Williams
Good price on Hykeem Williams in the 226th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.