wilduno66'S MOCK DRAFT
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wilduno66'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 22, 2025

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  • wilduno66 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Fadil Diggs Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Fadil Diggs
DL-EDGE Syracuse
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Bengals a B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Bengals would have aced it. Fadil Diggs at Round 6, Pick 17 is 50 spots clear of where he belonged.

The Henderson value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up. Job largely done: interior defensive lineman settled and 3 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
They paid sticker price for Walter Nolen in Round 1, Pick 17, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
No drama and no debate, Jayden Higgins went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick81 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
A running back of that caliber at the 81st pick is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick119 Rnd4 Kaimon Rucker
Kaimon Rucker at pick No. 119 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick153 Rnd5 Barryn Sorrell
They reached into another round for Barryn Sorrell, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick193 Rnd6 Fadil Diggs
Fadil Diggs at No. 193 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.