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wr'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 8, 2026

bengals 2026

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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (CIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (CIN)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CIN)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (CIN)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Jeremiah Wright Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jeremiah Wright
OG Auburn
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LAR)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (LAR)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (LAR)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (LAR)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Poona Ford
DT
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
The Bengals fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Bengals took Caden Curry a full 59 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want.

The Wagner pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The Poona Ford deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick 13 they get a three-down second-level presence at fair value.
Pick41 Rnd2 Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson slipping to pick No. 41 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick61 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
Value with a capital V on Lee Hunter in the 61st pick, a genuine coup. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick72 Rnd3 Caden Curry
Caden Curry at No. 72 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick110 Rnd4 Emmett Johnson
Emmett Johnson in the Round 4 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. The roster fit checks out.
Pick189 Rnd6 Aamil Wagner
Nice patience on Aamil Wagner, who had no business lasting to the 189th overall pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick199 Rnd6 Keagen Trost
A slide stopped in slot 199, with Keagen Trost worth more than the price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick221 Rnd7 Jeremiah Wright
Jeremiah Wright in the 221st overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick226 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon at pick No. 226 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick252 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
The board had Eli Heidenreich higher than the Round 7 slot, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.