Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT

Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 11, 2025

2026 redraft rrrr

  • Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Matayo Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
Matayo Uiagalelei
DE-EDGE Oregon
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CIN)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (CIN)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (CIN)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Dante Moore Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CIN)
Dante Moore
QB Oregon
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CIN)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CIN)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CIN)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Keon Sabb Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CIN)
Keon Sabb
S Alabama
Eric Singleton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (CIN)
Eric Singleton Jr.
WR Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ARI)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (TB)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (TB)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Mike Evans
WR
Head Shot
Antoine Winfield Jr.
S
Players traded away
Head Shot
Joe Burrow
QB
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA+
Grand theft in the Round 6 slot: the Bengals steal McDonald and grade out a D+.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Kayden McDonald, the 189th pick, roughly 158 picks past where he belonged. A D+ that will need time and luck to look better.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. The Bengals indulged a want in Moore while a need in cornerback stayed open. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback.

The cost of the Uiagalelei reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In slot 8 they get a green-dot type in the middle. A real need, handled.
Pick10 Rnd1 Matayo Uiagalelei
In pick 10 they get a problem off the edge, though they paid up to get him. More want than need.
Pick19 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In pick No. 19 they get a security blanket over the middle at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick30 Rnd1 Spencer Fano
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the offensive line at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Jeremiyah Love
Circle this one: Jeremiyah Love at the 41st pick is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick52 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman in the 52nd overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick74 Rnd3 Dante Moore
Dante Moore at No. 74 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick83 Rnd3 Rod Moore
They bypassed pressing needs at cornerback to take Rod Moore, a safety that was not the priority.
Pick109 Rnd4 A'Mauri Washington
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, A'Mauri Washington in the Round 4 slot, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick189 Rnd6 Kayden McDonald
Kayden McDonald at slot 189 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick198 Rnd6 Keon Sabb
They barely believed it either: Keon Sabb still on the board at pick No. 198. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick225 Rnd7 Eric Singleton Jr.
You do not let a wide receiver like Eric Singleton Jr. reach pick 225 and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.