Nightmare22'S MOCK DRAFT
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Nightmare22'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 23, 2026

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  • Nightmare22 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (CIN)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CIN)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CIN)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (CIN)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (CIN)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CIN)
DJ Harvey
CB USC
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (CIN)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
Ahmaad Moses Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Ahmaad Moses
S SMU
Draft Picks Received
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIN)
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PICK: RND: 7 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (SEA)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Skule
OT
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA FutureA+
About as clean as a draft gets for the Bengals: A-.

Dillon Thieneman in Round 2, Pick 28 is a small coup, the reward for a room that trusted its board. A near-flawless weekend of work, and a A- to cap it.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The Justin Skule pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Kayden McDonald and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In No. 26 they get an anchor for the defensive front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks slid further than he should have, and slot 41 is lovely value for the edge rusher. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick60 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
A quiet steal in pick 60: Dillon Thieneman for less than the market said. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
They let Jadarian Price come to them and pounced at pick No. 72. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick110 Rnd4 Jaishawn Barham
They took Jaishawn Barham at par in Round 4, Pick 10, which is nothing to complain about. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick112 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
No drama and no debate, Bryce Lance went about where he belonged in the 112th pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick161 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
A clean, defensible pick in the 161st overall pick with a little surplus value in Aamil Wagner. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick177 Rnd5 Pat Coogan
Fair-plus on Pat Coogan, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick187 Rnd6 DJ Harvey
They paid sticker price for DJ Harvey in Round 6, Pick 8, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick220 Rnd7 Brett Norfleet
A tidy little value on Brett Norfleet in the Round 7 slot, a step better than break-even. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick226 Rnd7 Ahmaad Moses
By-the-book stuff, Ahmaad Moses at pick No. 226 squarely in line with his ranking. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.