WrongVerb'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • WrongVerb DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CIN)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CIN)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (WSH)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Players traded away
Head Shot
Tee Higgins
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
Larceny in the 196th pick lands the Bengals a D, Phillips and all.

Call it larceny. Andru Phillips sat on the board until pick No. 196, and the Bengals did not need to be asked twice. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D is the result.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. The cost of the Johnson reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get a building block for the line at fair value.
Pick36 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
No drama and no debate, Ja'Tavion Sanders went about where he belonged in pick 36. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick49 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske in the 49th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick80 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at the 80th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick101 Rnd4 Edgerrin Cooper
A linebacker of that caliber at pick No. 101 is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick103 Rnd4 Kamari Lassiter
Kamari Lassiter at slot 103 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Dillon Johnson
They reached into another round for Dillon Johnson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick175 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
A quiet steal in No. 175: Trevor Keegan for less than the market said. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick196 Rnd6 Andru Phillips
Circle this one: Andru Phillips at pick No. 196 is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick235 Rnd7 Tyrice Knight
Tyrice Knight at the 235th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick252 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
Brevyn Spann-Ford slipping to the 252nd pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.