Emeritus 'S MOCK DRAFT

2025

  • Emeritus DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (CIN)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (CIN)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals cashed the board's mistake on Perkins Jr.: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Harold Perkins Jr. at the 185th pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The cost of the Walker reach is exactly the players who went right after him. For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Tre Harris
In slot 10 they get a home-run threat at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in the 41st pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick76 Rnd3 Deone Walker
They reached a country mile for Deone Walker at the Round 3 slot, and the board is aghast. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jaeden Roberts
Jaeden Roberts at the 112th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick148 Rnd5 Devin Neal
Steal is underselling it; Devin Neal at No. 148 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick185 Rnd6 Harold Perkins Jr.
Circle this one: Harold Perkins Jr. at Round 6, Pick 10 is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.