jrvidAles'S MOCK DRAFT
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jrvidAles'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 21, 2025

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  • jrvidAles DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Jam Griffin Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jam Griffin
RB Oregon State
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Ethan Downs Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ethan Downs
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
Chandler Martin Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CIN)
Chandler Martin
OLB Memphis
Draft Picks Received
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Jam Griffin Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jam Griffin
RB Oregon State
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
Chandler Martin Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Chandler Martin
OLB Memphis
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Kyle Ford Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (ATL)
Kyle Ford
WR USC
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (DET)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Players Gained
Head Shot
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall C+
ValueD NeedC+ TradesC FutureA+
The Bengals did enough to get by: C+.

The Bengals clearly saw something nobody else did in Jam Griffin, taking him 290 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. It lands right in the middle: a C+, no more, no less.

They banked enough surplus on Williams to cover a lot of smaller sins. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up.

With cornerback, tight end and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on edge rusher is the choice that costs them. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

So much rides on Jared Ivey that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick48 Rnd2 Jared Ivey
Jared Ivey in pick No. 48 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jack Sawyer
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Jack Sawyer at edge rusher with cornerback, tight end and other spots open.
Pick81 Rnd3 Tyleik Williams
Tyleik Williams at the 81st overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jam Griffin
They talked themselves into Jam Griffin at slot 118, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.
Pick149 Rnd5 Chimere Dike
Somehow Chimere Dike was still sitting there in the Round 5 slot, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick153 Rnd5 Ethan Downs
They left a pile of value on the table to take Ethan Downs this early at Round 5, Pick 15. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick196 Rnd6 Tyler Baron
Tyler Baron at pick 196 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick244 Rnd7 Chandler Martin
A real head-scratcher, Chandler Martin in Round 7, Pick 28 is miles ahead of his ranking. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.