beng'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

beng'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON SEP 14, 2025

burrow pls be ok

  • beng DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CIN)
Cayden Green
OG Missouri
Taurean York Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CIN)
Taurean York
LB Texas A&M
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CIN)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (CIN)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Jordan Castell Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jordan Castell
S Florida
Boubacar Traore Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CIN)
Boubacar Traore
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Shamar Porter Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Shamar Porter
WR UConn
Christian Gray Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Christian Gray
CB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Bengals: B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Bengals would have aced it. Christian Gray at Round 7, Pick 36 is 53 spots clear of where he belonged. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Lee III pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Cayden Green
In No. 25 they get a building block for the line, reach and all. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Taurean York
By-the-book stuff, Taurean York at pick No. 57 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Parker Brailsford
The board had Parker Brailsford higher than the 89th overall pick, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick125 Rnd4 Will Lee III
You do not let a cornerback like Will Lee III reach slot 125 and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jordan Castell
Jordan Castell at the Round 5 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick203 Rnd6 Boubacar Traore
Boubacar Traore at pick 203 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick238 Rnd7 Shamar Porter
Shamar Porter at slot 238 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick252 Rnd7 Christian Gray
A big swing on Christian Gray at Round 7, Pick 36, well ahead of any board in the building. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.