Truckley45'S MOCK DRAFT
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Truckley45'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON NOV 16, 2025

Draft 1.1

  • Truckley45 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CIN)
Peter Woods
DL-EDGE Clemson
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CIN)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CIN)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (CIN)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (CIN)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Key should have been long gone. The Bengals pounced, and earned a B-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Dane Key, the No. 203 name on the board, stolen at the Round 7 slot.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. The Lane pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Peter Woods
In pick 9 they get a bendy edge with upside at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick43 Rnd2 Ja'Kobi Lane
A reach for Ja'Kobi Lane in the 43rd pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick74 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
Darrell Jackson Jr. at No. 74 is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick109 Rnd4 Monroe Freeling
They went early on Monroe Freeling in the Round 4 slot, and the value did not follow. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Jermaine Mathews Jr. at slot 188 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick201 Rnd6 Bud Clark
They paid sticker price for Bud Clark in Round 6, Pick 23, and that is fine. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick223 Rnd7 Dane Key
Circle this one: Dane Key at pick No. 223 is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.