oilers123'S MOCK DRAFT

oilers123'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON NOV 29, 2025

bengals pt4

  • oilers123 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CIN)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CIN)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Duce Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CIN)
Duce Robinson
WR Florida State
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CIN)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Roderick Kearney Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (CIN)
Roderick Kearney
OG Florida
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Bengals spent real capital to be 40 picks early on Bryce Foster, and the board is going to hold them to it. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Robinson.

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

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
Caleb Downs at No. 8 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick39 Rnd2 Kayden McDonald
A slide stopped in the 39th overall pick, with Kayden McDonald worth more than the price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick70 Rnd3 Colton Hood
Colton Hood in Round 3, Pick 6 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jaishawn Barham
They jumped the gun on Jaishawn Barham, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The roster fit checks out.
Pick187 Rnd6 Duce Robinson
The board had Duce Robinson higher than slot 187, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick198 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
Value said wait; Bryce Foster in the 198th pick says they were not listening. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick221 Rnd7 Roderick Kearney
This one needs a full-page explanation: Roderick Kearney in pick No. 221, miles early. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.