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donney'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 7, 2025

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  • donney DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CIN)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (CIN)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CIN)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (CIN)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals let Daniels fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

For all the boxes ticked, the Bengals skipped the loudest one: tight end is exactly as bare as it was.

The Daniels value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Every board in the league had Jatta lower, and that gap is the story.

They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the 10th overall pick they get a ballhawk on the back end, and a steal at that. Need was not the driver here.
Pick41 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
No edge and no loss on Sonny Styles in Round 2, Pick 9; it is a wash and a sensible one. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick75 Rnd3 A'Mauri Washington
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 75 with a little surplus value in A'Mauri Washington. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick110 Rnd4 Chandler Rivers
A tidy bit of business in the 110th pick, where Chandler Rivers graded well above the range. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick190 Rnd6 Isaiah Jatta
They went early on Isaiah Jatta in pick 190, and the value did not follow. It fills a real need, too.
Pick197 Rnd6 CJ Daniels
They will replay CJ Daniels at slot 197 for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick225 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III at Round 7, Pick 10 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.