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traiks'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 25, 2026

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  • traiks DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CIN)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Caleb Tiernan Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CIN)
Caleb Tiernan
OT Northwestern
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (CIN)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Isaiah Nwokobia Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (CIN)
Isaiah Nwokobia
S SMU
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CIN)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Quinten Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Quinten Joyner
RB Texas Tech
London Humphreys Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
London Humphreys
WR Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Caleb Tiernan Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Caleb Tiernan
OT Northwestern
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
Isaiah Nwokobia Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Isaiah Nwokobia
S SMU
Quinten Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (ATL)
Quinten Joyner
RB Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (LV)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ATL)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (DAL)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jeremy Chinn
S
Head Shot
Maxx Crosby
DE
Head Shot
Christian Izien
S
Players traded away
Head Shot
Joe Burrow
QB
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall D
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureA+
Mendoza is the Bengals' new face under center. Grade: D.

The Bengals lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. Too much went sideways, and the D is the honest tally.

They are betting Kamara proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The whole projection now runs through Fernando Mendoza; hit there and everything else looks smarter.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and interior defensive lineman is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In Round 1, Pick 1 they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Caleb Tiernan
Caleb Tiernan at pick 36 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It fills a real need, too.
Pick41 Rnd2 Brandon Cisse
Brandon Cisse in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick79 Rnd3 Mikail Kamara
Mikail Kamara in the 79th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick110 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
A conviction pick on Keylan Rutledge at pick No. 110 that the board grades a round light. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick183 Rnd6 Isaiah Nwokobia
Isaiah Nwokobia in slot 183 is fair value, right on his grade. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick187 Rnd6 Miles Kitselman
Miles Kitselman at No. 187 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick195 Rnd6 Quinten Joyner
A clean, defensible pick in the 195th overall pick with a little surplus value in Quinten Joyner. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick226 Rnd7 London Humphreys
No drama and no debate, London Humphreys went about where he belonged in the 226th overall pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.