jhancock0713'S MOCK DRAFT
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jhancock0713'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 8, 2026

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  • jhancock0713 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CIN)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CIN)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Keyron Crawford
DE Auburn
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the Round 3 slot: the Bengals steal Lee III and grade out a B.

For all the boxes ticked, the Bengals skipped the loudest one: tight end is exactly as bare as it was.

Lee III falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
Fair-plus on Arvell Reese, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick41 Rnd2 Christen Miller
They did well to land Christen Miller in Round 2, Pick 9, just ahead of his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick72 Rnd3 Will Lee III
Will Lee III at No. 72 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick110 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore in pick 110 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick187 Rnd6 Dane Key
Good price on Dane Key in the 187th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick197 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
They paid sticker price for Trey Zuhn III in slot 197, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick226 Rnd7 Keyron Crawford
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Keyron Crawford. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.