MOCKHOF'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in Round 5, Pick 39: the Bengals steal McCaffrey and grade out a B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Luke McCaffrey got past him. The Bengals do not have to explain a thing at slot 175. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

They will need Johnson to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

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.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the 18th pick they get a building block for the line. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
Quinyon Mitchell at the 49th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick80 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes at No. 80 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick116 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at the Round 4 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
They jumped the gun on Jaylen Wright, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick175 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
They barely believed it either: Luke McCaffrey still on the board at pick 175. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick196 Rnd6 Christian Jones
They paid sticker price for Christian Jones in pick No. 196, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.