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nmsportsfan'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 14, 2026

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  • nmsportsfan DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (CIN)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (CIN)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
Daevin Hobbs Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CIN)
Daevin Hobbs
DL Tennessee
Roderick Kearney Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Roderick Kearney
OG Florida
Draft Picks Received
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (DEN)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (DEN)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Players Gained
Head Shot
Riley Moss
CB
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB- TradesA FutureB
The Bengals kept it disciplined and banked a B+.

The Bengals bet big and early on Daevin Hobbs, 21 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. The Riley Moss deal gives the class an established piece to lean on. Downs falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but tight end.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the 10th pick they get a ballhawk on the back end at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
Pick63 Rnd2 Deontae Lawson
Fair-plus on Deontae Lawson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick72 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Lee Hunter. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick110 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
A straight-up fair deal on D'Angelo Ponds at No. 110, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick188 Rnd6 Isaiah Jatta
They jumped the gun on Isaiah Jatta, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick198 Rnd6 Daevin Hobbs
Daevin Hobbs at pick No. 198 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick226 Rnd7 Roderick Kearney
A real head-scratcher, Roderick Kearney in slot 226 is miles ahead of his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.