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

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2025 Final

  • richtmyera DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (CIN)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Corey Kiner Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (CIN)
Corey Kiner
RB Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Corey Kiner Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (KC)
Corey Kiner
RB Cincinnati
Draft Picks Traded
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (KC)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Bengals.

For all the boxes ticked, the Bengals skipped the loudest one: offensive lineman is exactly as bare as it was.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but offensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In No. 17 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value.
Pick49 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
No edge and no loss on Alfred Collins in slot 49; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick95 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
By-the-book stuff, Tez Johnson at pick No. 95 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick119 Rnd4 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant in the Round 4 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick153 Rnd5 Kaimon Rucker
Kaimon Rucker in the 153rd pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick193 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Oronde Gadsden II. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick251 Rnd7 Corey Kiner
Corey Kiner in the 251st overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.