pumajsb'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • pumajsb DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Bengals and Ali: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Rasheen Ali at the 252nd overall pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

They are betting Rogers proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the Round 1 slot they get a blindside protector at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Ruke Orhorhoro
Ruke Orhorhoro at the 49th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
They did well to land Cooper Beebe in Round 3, Pick 16, just ahead of his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick116 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
They jumped the gun on Ben Sinnott, taking him earlier than his grade liked. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick148 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
By-the-book stuff, Dylan Laube at No. 148 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick175 Rnd5 Justin Rogers
They left a pile of value on the table to take Justin Rogers this early at the 175th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick196 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
Somehow Dwight McGlothern was still sitting there in pick 196, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick235 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
The board had Garret Greenfield higher than slot 235, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. The roster fit checks out.
Pick252 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
Steal is underselling it; Rasheen Ali at pick 252 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.