buckyho'S MOCK DRAFT

buckyho'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 11, 2026

Bengals1

  • buckyho DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CIN)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CIN)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
James Brockermeyer Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
James Brockermeyer
C Miami
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Bengals, and a B- to prove it.

The war room fell hard for James Brockermeyer, and it showed at pick No. 226: 88 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Hunter. They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
Arvell Reese in slot 10 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick41 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman in No. 41 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick72 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
They let Lee Hunter come to them and pounced at the Round 3 slot. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick110 Rnd4 J.C. Davis
J.C. Davis in pick 110 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick187 Rnd6 Dane Key
Dane Key at the 187th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick197 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster at pick No. 197 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick226 Rnd7 James Brockermeyer
James Brockermeyer at Round 7, Pick 10 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.