2024'S MOCK DRAFT
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Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals won the night they stopped Liufau from sliding. Grade: B.

Somebody in the 196th pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Bengals sat still while Marist Liufau, the No. 147 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

Every board in the league had Laube lower, and that gap is the story. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get a potential shutdown corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
The board had cheaper options than Kingsley Suamataia at the 49th pick, and it noticed. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick80 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette in the 80th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick116 Rnd4 Dylan Laube
Dylan Laube in pick No. 116 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Sataoa Laumea
They barely believed it either: Sataoa Laumea still on the board at the Round 5 slot. The roster fit checks out.
Pick175 Rnd5 Jared Wiley
A big swing on Jared Wiley at No. 175, well ahead of any board in the building. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick196 Rnd6 Marist Liufau
Circle this one: Marist Liufau at pick 196 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick235 Rnd7 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint in slot 235 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick252 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
Rasheen Ali in the Round 7 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.