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2025 Bengals Mock Draft 1

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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (CIN)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CIN)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CIN)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Draft Picks Received
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CAR)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (MIN)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Fadil Diggs Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CAR)
Fadil Diggs
DL-EDGE Syracuse
Players Gained
Head Shot
Grant DuBose
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB-
Larceny in pick 173 lands the Bengals a B, James and all.

You could see the war room lean forward. Jordan James at pick 173 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. No fireworks, but a solid B.

The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The cost of the Frazier reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the 17th pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
No drama and no debate, JT Tuimoloau went about where he belonged in Round 2, Pick 17. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick98 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
The board had Denzel Burke higher than pick No. 98, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick119 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
They paid sticker price for Joshua Farmer in slot 119, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick139 Rnd5 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. in the 139th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick163 Rnd5 Ty Robinson
Ty Robinson at the Round 5 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jordan James
Steal is underselling it; Jordan James at No. 173 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick193 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II slipping to pick 193 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick227 Rnd7 Miles Frazier
A reach on Miles Frazier in Round 7, Pick 11; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.