Nightmare22'S MOCK DRAFT
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Nightmare22'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 10, 2026

3/10/26

  • Nightmare22 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Genesis Smith Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Genesis Smith
S Arizona
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CIN)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (CIN)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the 189th pick lands the Bengals a B-, Taylor and all.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Bengals were there to profit. J'Mari Taylor, the No. 169 name on the board, should have been long gone before No. 189.

The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Every board in the league had Styles lower, and that gap is the story.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the 10th overall pick they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece, reach and all. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Max Iheanachor
By-the-book stuff, Max Iheanachor at pick 41 squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick72 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Zachariah Branch in slot 72. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick110 Rnd4 Genesis Smith
A quiet steal in the 110th pick: Genesis Smith for less than the market said. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick189 Rnd6 J'Mari Taylor
J'Mari Taylor in Round 6, Pick 8 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick199 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Taylen Green slipping to pick No. 199 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick226 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell at the Round 7 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.