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aidenyes'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 9, 2026

Bengals

  • aidenyes DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CIN)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Red Murdock Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CIN)
Red Murdock
LB Buffalo
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Bengals: B-.

The Davison Igbinosun selection is the head-turner. The Bengals reached 47 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up. The Murdock pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the Round 1 slot they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick41 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Good price on Dillon Thieneman in slot 41, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick72 Rnd3 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at the 72nd pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick110 Rnd4 Isaiah World
This one needs a full-page explanation: Isaiah World in pick 110, miles early. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick187 Rnd6 Zxavian Harris
Zxavian Harris at the 187th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick197 Rnd6 Red Murdock
Red Murdock in Round 6, Pick 18 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick226 Rnd7 Riley Nowakowski
Riley Nowakowski at slot 226 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.