Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON AUG 5, 2025

2025 draft 2.0

  • Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CIN)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CIN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CIN)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Desmond Watson Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CIN)
Desmond Watson
DT Florida
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CIN)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (GB)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Desmond Watson Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Desmond Watson
DT Florida
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CLE)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (IND)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYG)
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Players Gained
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Jessie Bates III
S
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Jaquan Brisker
S
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Ikem Ekwonu
OT
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Kwity Paye
DE
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Quay Walker
LB
Players traded away
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BJ Hill
DT
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Geno Stone
S
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Germaine Pratt
LB
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Ja'Marr Chase
WR
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Joe Burrow
QB
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Logan Wilson
LB
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Mike Gesicki
TE
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Mike Hilton
CB
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Orlando Brown Jr.
OT
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Samaje Perine
RB
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T.J. Slaton
DT
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Tee Higgins
WR
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Trent Brown
OT
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Trey Hendrickson
DE
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Vonn Bell
S
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Zack Moss
RB
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall D-
ValueC NeedB TradesF FutureA-
The Bengals got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Tory Horton at the 41st pick is 67 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

Spending an early pick on edge rusher with tight end, linebacker and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. The Johnson pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and tight end is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In pick No. 8 they get a potential shutdown corner, reach and all. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick10 Rnd1 Shemar Stewart
In the Round 1 slot they get a problem off the edge. More want than need.
Pick14 Rnd1 Malaki Starks
In Round 1, Pick 14 they get a centerfielder for the defense, even if it was a touch early. Need was not the driver here.
Pick17 Rnd1 Josh Conerly Jr.
In the 17th overall pick they get a long-term starter on the line, though they paid up to get him. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 T.J. Sanders
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on T.J. Sanders. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick41 Rnd2 Tory Horton
Tory Horton at slot 41 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick54 Rnd2 Kyle Kennard
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Kyle Kennard adds an edge rusher and leaves tight end, linebacker and other spots untouched.
Pick72 Rnd3 Deone Walker
A conviction pick on Deone Walker at pick 72 that the board grades a round light. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick81 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke at the 81st overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick119 Rnd4 Isaiah Bond
Isaiah Bond in Round 4, Pick 17 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick148 Rnd5 Tez Johnson
They barely believed it either: Tez Johnson still on the board at the Round 5 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jack Nelson in pick No. 193. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick233 Rnd7 Desmond Watson
Desmond Watson in slot 233 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick240 Rnd7 Torricelli Simpkins III
Torricelli Simpkins III at the 240th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The roster fit checks out.