WrongVerb'S MOCK DRAFT
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03/15/24-1

  • WrongVerb DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Isaac Rex Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Isaac Rex
TE BYU
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Bengals: B-.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Bengals reached some 84 spots for Isaac Rex, and value like that does not grow back.

On value alone, Melton makes the weekend a net positive. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the 18th pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in slot 49 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick80 Rnd3 Trey Benson
A premium they did not need to pay, Trey Benson a notch or two before his time. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick97 Rnd3 Max Melton
They barely believed it either: Max Melton still on the board at No. 97. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick115 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
They read the board right and Zak Zinter was the payoff at Round 4, Pick 15. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick149 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Ainias Smith at pick 149. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick194 Rnd6 Justin Rogers
No edge and no loss on Justin Rogers in No. 194; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick214 Rnd6 Steele Chambers
Steele Chambers is a better player than the 214th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick237 Rnd7 Isaac Rex
Isaac Rex at pick No. 237 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.