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

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  • 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-
The Bengals won the night they stopped Key from sliding. Grade: B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Dane Key, slot 223, roughly 20 picks past where he belonged. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. They will need Lane to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Peter Woods
Good price on Peter Woods in slot 9, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick43 Rnd2 Ja'Kobi Lane
A reach on Ja'Kobi Lane in No. 43; the board had better options right there. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick74 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
A slide stopped in the 74th overall pick, with Darrell Jackson Jr. worth more than the price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick109 Rnd4 Monroe Freeling
Monroe Freeling at pick No. 109 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Fair-plus on Jermaine Mathews Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick201 Rnd6 Bud Clark
No edge and no loss on Bud Clark in Round 6, Pick 23; it is a wash and a sensible one. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick223 Rnd7 Dane Key
Steal is underselling it; Dane Key at the 223rd pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.