Nightmare22'S MOCK DRAFT
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Nightmare22'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 21, 2026

4/21/26

  • Nightmare22 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CIN)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Landon Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (CIN)
Landon Robinson
DT Navy
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (CIN)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Josh Cameron Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Josh Cameron
WR Baylor
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals won the night they stopped Golday from sliding. Grade: B.

The Bengals did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Jake Golday fell into Round 4, Pick 10.

The Robinson reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick41 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds in Round 2, Pick 9 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick72 Rnd3 Gennings Dunker
The board fumbled Gennings Dunker all the way to the Round 3 slot, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick110 Rnd4 Jake Golday
You do not let an edge rusher like Jake Golday reach slot 110 and blink. They did not. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick189 Rnd6 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner at pick No. 189 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick199 Rnd6 Landon Robinson
They talked themselves into Landon Robinson at No. 199, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick221 Rnd7 Aaron Anderson
Taking Aaron Anderson in the 221st overall pick is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick226 Rnd7 Josh Cameron
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick 226 is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.