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msdawg'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 4, 2026

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  • msdawg DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Skyler Bell Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Skyler Bell
WR UConn
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (CIN)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CIN)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Dallen Bentley Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (CIN)
Dallen Bentley
TE Utah
Harrison Wallace III Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (CIN)
Harrison Wallace III
WR Ole Miss
Noah Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Noah Whittington
RB Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Draft Picks Traded
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (DET)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Bengals would have aced it. Pat Coogan at the 157th pick is 43 spots clear of where he belonged. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Durant steal is the beam this whole class leans on. Job largely done: tight end settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
The board had cheaper options than Sonny Styles at the 10th pick, and it noticed. It fills a real need, too.
Pick41 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman in Round 2, Pick 9 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick72 Rnd3 Skyler Bell
A premium they did not need to pay, Skyler Bell a notch or two before his time. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick118 Rnd4 Gracen Halton
They liked Gracen Halton enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 118. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick157 Rnd5 Pat Coogan
Pat Coogan at the Round 5 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick189 Rnd6 Zane Durant
Zane Durant in pick No. 189 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick199 Rnd6 Dallen Bentley
A straight-up fair deal on Dallen Bentley at the 199th pick, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick221 Rnd7 Harrison Wallace III
Harrison Wallace III slipping to the Round 7 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick226 Rnd7 Noah Whittington
No drama and no debate, Noah Whittington went about where he belonged in No. 226. A need, and now a little less of one.