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Bifflenut 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 4, 2025

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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Jah Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jah Joyner
DL-EDGE Minnesota
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals let Starks fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Malaki Starks, pick No. 49, roughly 22 picks past where he belonged. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it. They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the 17th pick they get a disruptive interior force. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks at pick 49 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick81 Rnd3 Chris Paul Jr.
No drama and no debate, Chris Paul Jr. went about where he belonged in No. 81. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick119 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
A tidy bit of business in slot 119, where Jared Wilson graded well above the range. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick153 Rnd5 Jah Joyner
Jah Joyner at the Round 5 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick193 Rnd6 Clay Webb
By-the-book stuff, Clay Webb at the 193rd overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.