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RUN ON JUL 22, 2025

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2026 Mock NFL Draft

  • DantheScout DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
R Mason Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CIN)
R Mason Thomas
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Adepoju Adebawore Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CIN)
Adepoju Adebawore
DL-EDGE Oklahoma
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
Terry Moore Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (CIN)
Terry Moore
S Duke
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CIN)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Solomon Tuliaupupu Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CIN)
Solomon Tuliaupupu
DE-EDGE USC
Joenel Aguero Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Joenel Aguero
S Georgia
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
James Williams
LB Florida State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall C-
ValueF NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
A mixed bag for the Bengals, and a C- to match.

The Bengals spent real capital to be 74 picks early on Solomon Tuliaupupu, and the board is going to hold them to it. Call it a C- and check back in two years.

The Aguero pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The Bengals indulged a want in Adebawore while a need in cornerback, tight end and other spots stayed open.

Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

If R Mason Thomas and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 R Mason Thomas
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a bendy edge with upside, a steep price for the projection. More want than need.
Pick57 Rnd2 Adepoju Adebawore
Of all the spots to shop, they chose edge rusher. Adepoju Adebawore in pick 57 leaves cornerback, tight end and other spots for later.
Pick89 Rnd3 Kalil Alexander
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending No. 89 on Kalil Alexander with cornerback, tight end and other spots unsolved.
Pick125 Rnd4 Terry Moore
Terry Moore slipping to the Round 4 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick164 Rnd5 Trey Moore
They reached into another round for Trey Moore, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick203 Rnd6 Solomon Tuliaupupu
Solomon Tuliaupupu in the 203rd overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick238 Rnd7 Joenel Aguero
They barely believed it either: Joenel Aguero still on the board at slot 238. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick252 Rnd7 James Williams
A slide stopped in pick 252, with James Williams worth more than the price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.