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me'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 17, 2025

bengals 1.01

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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CIN)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Keon Sabb Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CIN)
Keon Sabb
S Alabama
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CIN)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Jalen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jalen Thompson
DL-EDGE Michigan State
Draft Picks Received
Keon Sabb Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
Keon Sabb
S Alabama
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BAL)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Draft Picks Traded
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BAL)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Bengals: B-.

The Jalen Thompson selection is the head-turner. The Bengals reached 76 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

Spending an early pick on safety with tight end, quarterback and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. The Sabb pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the 10th pick they get a downhill hitter at safety at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
Pick41 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
They did well to land Anthony Hill Jr. in pick No. 41, just ahead of his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick74 Rnd3 A'Mauri Washington
Value with a capital V on A'Mauri Washington in pick 74, a genuine coup. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick113 Rnd4 Keon Sabb
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Keon Sabb adds a safety and leaves tight end, quarterback and other spots untouched.
Pick175 Rnd5 Max Iheanachor
Max Iheanachor at No. 175 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick189 Rnd6 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Good price on Jermaine Mathews Jr. in Round 6, Pick 9, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick198 Rnd6 Evan Stewart
Evan Stewart at Round 6, Pick 18 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jalen Thompson
They talked themselves into Jalen Thompson at slot 225, and the board did not agree. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.