Stryker'S MOCK DRAFT
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Stryker'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 7, 2026

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  • Stryker DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CIN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (CIN)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Skyler Bell Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Skyler Bell
WR UConn
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (CIN)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CIN)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CIN)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Josh Cameron Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (CIN)
Josh Cameron
WR Baylor
Dallen Bentley Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (CIN)
Dallen Bentley
TE Utah
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PHI)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Draft Picks Traded
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (TB)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesC FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Bengals.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Caden Curry at pick No. 72 is 59 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

Golday at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. With quarterback unsolved, spending premium capital on edge rusher is the choice that costs them. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker. A real need, handled.
Pick41 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon in the 41st overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick72 Rnd3 Caden Curry
Caden Curry in the Round 3 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jake Golday
A curious use of the 89th pick. Quarterback needed the pick; an edge rusher in Jake Golday did not.
Pick98 Rnd3 Daylen Everette
Daylen Everette at pick 98 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick110 Rnd4 Skyler Bell
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Skyler Bell in No. 110, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick116 Rnd4 Bishop Fitzgerald
A straight-up fair deal on Bishop Fitzgerald at pick 116, value and slot in agreement. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick128 Rnd4 Kaleb Proctor
They paid sticker price for Kaleb Proctor in Round 4, Pick 28, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick129 Rnd4 Nicholas Singleton
They will replay Nicholas Singleton at slot 129 for years; that is how good the value is. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick152 Rnd5 Dametrious Crownover
Nice patience on Dametrious Crownover, who had no business lasting to the 152nd pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick189 Rnd6 Zane Durant
Value with a capital V on Zane Durant in the 189th overall pick, a genuine coup. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick199 Rnd6 Josh Cameron
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 199, where Josh Cameron graded well above the range. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick221 Rnd7 Dallen Bentley
They barely believed it either: Dallen Bentley still on the board at the Round 7 slot. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick226 Rnd7 Keyshaun Elliott
Keyshaun Elliott in No. 226 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.