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Wizard'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 20, 2026

Bengals2026

  • Wizard DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (CIN)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CIN)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CIN)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
Adam Randall Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Adam Randall
RB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joshua Josephs Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (DAL)
Joshua Josephs
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Players Gained
Head Shot
Terence Steele
OT
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA- FutureA
Nothing loud, just a tidy B+ for the Bengals.

The Bengals treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick 226 on Adam Randall a full 50 spots early. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up. Landing Ponds that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

Terence Steele gives the group a proven body among the projects. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get a three-down second-level presence at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick41 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
A clean, defensible pick in the 41st pick with a little surplus value in Dillon Thieneman. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick72 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds in slot 72 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick110 Rnd4 Caden Curry
Nothing to complain about; Caden Curry went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jack Endries
Jack Endries slipping to pick No. 112 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick150 Rnd5 Aaron Graves
A reach for Aaron Graves in No. 150; a little patience would have been rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick187 Rnd6 DJ Campbell
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and DJ Campbell at the Round 6 slot is the proof. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick197 Rnd6 Pat Coogan
They did well to land Pat Coogan in pick No. 197, just ahead of his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick215 Rnd6 Jadon Canady
A tidy little value on Jadon Canady in pick 215, a step better than break-even. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick226 Rnd7 Adam Randall
A real head-scratcher, Adam Randall in the 226th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. The roster fit checks out.