Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON AUG 28, 2025

2026 draft 13.0

  • Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (CIN)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CIN)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Antonio Williams Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (CIN)
Antonio Williams
WR Clemson
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CIN)
Cayden Green
OG Missouri
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CIN)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (NE)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (BUF)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NO)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (NO)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Quinten Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (NO)
Quinten Joyner
RB Texas Tech
Players Gained
Head Shot
Christian Gonzalez
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
Head Shot
Joe Burrow
QB
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall F
ValueF NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Bengals left with their quarterback, and a F to match.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Bengals did exactly that with Jalon Daniels in the Round 1 slot.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Lawson. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong.

The whole projection now runs through Jalon Daniels; hit there and everything else looks smarter. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

About as rough as a weekend gets on paper, with tight end still staring back at them.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Jalon Daniels
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jalon Daniels this early at the 16th pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick76 Rnd3 Avieon Terrell
Avieon Terrell in slot 76 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick89 Rnd3 Dillon Thieneman
You do not let a safety like Dillon Thieneman reach the 89th overall pick and blink. They did not. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick96 Rnd3 Jermod McCoy
Circle this one: Jermod McCoy at pick 96 is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick125 Rnd4 Antonio Williams
They barely believed it either: Antonio Williams still on the board at Round 4, Pick 23. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick164 Rnd5 Cayden Green
Cayden Green at pick No. 164 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick203 Rnd6 Deontae Lawson
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Deontae Lawson in No. 203, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick238 Rnd7 Sonny Styles
They will replay Sonny Styles at the Round 7 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick252 Rnd7 DeMonte Capehart
Taking DeMonte Capehart in pick No. 252 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.