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AveryCooks'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 23, 2026

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2026 FINAL MOCK

  • AveryCooks DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CIN)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Cameron Ball Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (CIN)
Cameron Ball
DT Arkansas
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (CIN)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the 221st overall pick lands the Bengals a B, Jackson and all.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Bengals were there to profit. Domani Jackson, the No. 180 name on the board, should have been long gone before slot 221.

A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick41 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Anthony Hill Jr. at pick 41 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick72 Rnd3 Dontay Corleone
Dontay Corleone in the 72nd overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick110 Rnd4 Ja'Kobi Lane
They did well to land Ja'Kobi Lane in pick No. 110, just ahead of his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick189 Rnd6 Aamil Wagner
They read the board right and Aamil Wagner was the payoff at Round 6, Pick 8. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick199 Rnd6 Cameron Ball
Cameron Ball in the 199th pick is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick221 Rnd7 Domani Jackson
A cornerback of that caliber at No. 221 is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick226 Rnd7 Eric McAlister
They barely believed it either: Eric McAlister still on the board at slot 226. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.