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bbg'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 27, 2026

2026 cowboys rebuild

  • bbg DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Tim Keenan III
DT Alabama
Eric Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (CIN)
Eric Rivers
WR Georgia Tech
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (CIN)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CIN)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Justin Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (CIN)
Justin Jefferson
LB Alabama
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (CIN)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Jaren Kanak Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jaren Kanak
TE Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tim Keenan III
DT Alabama
Eric Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Eric Rivers
WR Georgia Tech
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Players traded away
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Barrett Carter
LB
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Jordan Battle
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Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall C-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Bengals lost the trade table, and the C- tells the story.

Somebody took the Bengals to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it.

Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Slaughter.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In pick No. 10 they get a green-dot type in the middle, reach and all. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon at Round 2, Pick 9 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
A tidy bit of business in pick 72, where Jake Slaughter graded well above the range. It fills a real need, too.
Pick110 Rnd4 Bud Clark
Nothing to complain about; Bud Clark went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick152 Rnd5 Tim Keenan III
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tim Keenan III. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick177 Rnd5 Eric Rivers
A quiet steal in the Round 5 slot: Eric Rivers for less than the market said. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick180 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
They took DJ Campbell at par in the 180th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick189 Rnd6 Pat Coogan
They paid sticker price for Pat Coogan in No. 189, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick199 Rnd6 Justin Jefferson
Justin Jefferson in the 199th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick221 Rnd7 Kaelon Black
Kaelon Black is a better player than the 221st overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick226 Rnd7 Jaren Kanak
Good price on Jaren Kanak in pick 226, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.