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donney'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 12, 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
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CIN)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Boubacar Traore Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CIN)
Boubacar Traore
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CIN)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Darian Mensah Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CIN)
Darian Mensah
QB Duke
Trebor Pena Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (CIN)
Trebor Pena
WR Penn State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Bengals for Mensah: B-.

Call it larceny. Darian Mensah sat on the board until the 198th overall pick, and the Bengals did not need to be asked twice. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

They will need Rivers to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
A tidy bit of business in slot 10, where Caleb Downs graded well above the range. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick41 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles in Round 2, Pick 9 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick74 Rnd3 Chandler Rivers
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Chandler Rivers. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick109 Rnd4 Boubacar Traore
A wild overpay on Boubacar Traore in pick No. 109, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick189 Rnd6 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner slipping to the 189th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick198 Rnd6 Darian Mensah
Circle this one: Darian Mensah at pick 198 is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick225 Rnd7 Trebor Pena
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Trebor Pena. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.