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Wizard'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 11, 2025

Bengals 2026

  • Wizard DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CIN)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CIN)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CIN)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CIN)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (CIN)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Bengals.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Bengals reached some 37 spots for Trey Zuhn III, and value like that does not grow back. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Downs.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In Round 1, Pick 10 they get a two-high chess piece, and a steal at that.
Pick41 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles at the 41st pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick74 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers in No. 74 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick109 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
By-the-book stuff, D'Angelo Ponds at pick 109 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick189 Rnd6 Gracen Halton
Gracen Halton in the Round 6 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick198 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
A real head-scratcher, Trey Zuhn III in the 198th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick225 Rnd7 Pat Coogan
A wild overpay on Pat Coogan in pick 225, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.