Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 18, 2026

2026 draft 55

  • Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (CIN)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (CIN)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CIN)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (CIN)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Draft Picks Received
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYG)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (TB)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Zach Rice Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (LV)
Zach Rice
C Syracuse
Preston Hodge Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (DET)
Preston Hodge
CB Colorado
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall A
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
Mendoza is the plan now, and the Bengals grade out a A.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jordyn Tyson, No. 188, roughly 175 picks past where he belonged.

So much rides on Fernando Mendoza that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. With interior defensive lineman, offensive lineman and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on edge rusher is the choice that costs them.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In the 5th overall pick they get the arm they will build around. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick10 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In slot 10 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick15 Rnd1 Keldric Faulk
In the Round 1 slot they get juice off the edge, and a steal at that. Need was not the driver here.
Pick41 Rnd2 Carnell Tate
They robbed the room for Carnell Tate here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick72 Rnd3 Cashius Howell
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Cashius Howell adds an edge rusher and leaves interior defensive lineman, offensive lineman and other spots untouched.
Pick102 Rnd4 Kenyon Sadiq
They will replay Kenyon Sadiq at Round 4, Pick 2 for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick110 Rnd4 Mansoor Delane
Somehow Mansoor Delane was still sitting there in the 110th overall pick, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick132 Rnd4 Michael Taaffe
Michael Taaffe at slot 132 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jordyn Tyson
They barely believed it either: Jordyn Tyson still on the board at No. 188. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.