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Garrettvan27'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 15, 2026

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2025 Bengals

  • Garrettvan27 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Jalen Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jalen Rivers
OT Miami
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Bengals.

The weekend has a hole in the middle of it named wide receiver, a need the Bengals walked right past. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

That Watts pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The cost of the Rivers reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the Round 1 slot they get a wrecking ball inside at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Xavier Watts at No. 49 is the proof. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick81 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at pick 81 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick119 Rnd4 Nohl Williams
By-the-book stuff, Nohl Williams at pick No. 119 squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick153 Rnd5 Jalen Rivers
Jalen Rivers at slot 153 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The roster fit checks out.
Pick193 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Oronde Gadsden II. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.