Terry Staggs'S MOCK DRAFT
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Terry Staggs'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 20, 2026

Terry Staggs

  • Terry Staggs DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Daevin Hobbs Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CIN)
Daevin Hobbs
DL Tennessee
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CIN)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Draft Picks Traded
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (MIN)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (DEN)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CLE)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
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Terrion Arnold
CB
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Nik Bonitto
LB
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Joe Flacco
QB
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John Franklin-Myers
DE
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Elijah Hicks
S
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Justin Jefferson
WR
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Roschon Johnson
RB
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Will McDonald IV
DE
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David Montgomery
RB
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Joe Thuney
OG
Players traded away
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Andrei Iosivas
WR
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Cam Grandy
TE
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Cam Sample
DE
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Cam Taylor-Britt
CB
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Cordell Volson
OG
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Daijahn Anthony
CB
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Erick All
TE
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Jake Browning
QB
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Jermaine Burton
WR
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Joseph Ossai
DE
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Kendall Milton
RB
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Logan Wilson
LB
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McKinnley Jackson
DL
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Tanner McLachlan
TE
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Trey Hendrickson
DE
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Tycen Anderson
S
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureF
The Bengals fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B-.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Bengals were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The Hobbs pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick187 Rnd6 Daevin Hobbs
Daevin Hobbs in the Round 6 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick197 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III at the 197th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick226 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
They paid sticker price for Riley Mahlman in pick No. 226, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.