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davecompton5150'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 6, 2025

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  • davecompton5150 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (CIN)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (CIN)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (CIN)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CIN)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (CIN)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (CIN)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CIN)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Alijah Huzzie Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Alijah Huzzie
CB North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Alijah Huzzie Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LAC)
Alijah Huzzie
CB North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (LAC)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
DeWayne Carter
DT
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Bengals turned the phones into found money: B+.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Bengals did exactly that with Luke Lachey in the Round 5 slot.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick 30 they get a load in the middle, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick55 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 55, where Xavier Watts graded well above the range. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick58 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
A reasonable price with a little left over, Donovan Ezeiruaku in the Round 2 slot. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick62 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at Round 2, Pick 30 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick85 Rnd3 Miles Frazier
They reached into another round for Miles Frazier, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick89 Rnd3 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. slid further than he should have, and the 89th pick is lovely value for the linebacker. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick119 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Cam Skattebo at No. 119. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick153 Rnd5 Logan Brown
Good price on Logan Brown in the Round 5 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick166 Rnd5 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey in pick 166 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick169 Rnd5 Kyle Williams
No drama and no debate, Kyle Williams went about where he belonged in pick No. 169. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick193 Rnd6 CJ West
Nothing to complain about; CJ West went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick204 Rnd6 Nazir Stackhouse
They paid sticker price for Nazir Stackhouse in the 204th overall pick, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick214 Rnd6 Alijah Huzzie
A straight-up fair deal on Alijah Huzzie at Round 6, Pick 38, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.