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JBHANCOCK94'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 24, 2026

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  • JBHANCOCK94 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CIN)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (CIN)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (CIN)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Charles Jagusah Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CIN)
Charles Jagusah
OG Notre Dame
Aiden Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Aiden Fisher
LB Indiana
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Daevin Hobbs Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (CIN)
Daevin Hobbs
DL Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (BAL)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (GB)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (TB)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (BAL)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Daevin Hobbs Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAR)
Daevin Hobbs
DL Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (LAR)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (TB)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Joshua Farmer
DT
Head Shot
Dennis Houston
WR
Head Shot
Riley Moss
CB
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB FutureA+
Nothing loud, just a tidy B+ for the Bengals.

No fireworks, just good process: the Bengals sat on their board and let Cole Payton come to them at the 252nd overall pick. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.

The Hobbs reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick45 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks in No. 45 is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick72 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
Germie Bernard at pick No. 72 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick95 Rnd3 Chandler Rivers
A clean, defensible pick in slot 95 with a little surplus value in Chandler Rivers. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick110 Rnd4 Jude Bowry
They went early on Jude Bowry in the 110th overall pick, and the value did not follow. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick120 Rnd4 Bishop Fitzgerald
Bishop Fitzgerald at Round 4, Pick 20 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick153 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
Tanner Koziol in the Round 5 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick187 Rnd6 Jaydn Ott
The board had Jaydn Ott higher than Round 6, Pick 8, and the running back fell to them anyway. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick197 Rnd6 Charles Jagusah
By-the-book stuff, Charles Jagusah at the Round 6 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick226 Rnd7 Aiden Fisher
A straight-up fair deal on Aiden Fisher at the 226th pick, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick252 Rnd7 Cole Payton
Cole Payton slipping to slot 252 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick256 Rnd7 Daevin Hobbs
A premium they did not need to pay, Daevin Hobbs a notch or two before his time. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.