Marvin Lewis'S MOCK DRAFT
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Marvin Lewis'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 7, 2026

Cinco de Bengo

  • Marvin Lewis DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Quinten Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CIN)
Quinten Joyner
RB Texas Tech
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CIN)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Ethan O'Connor Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Ethan O'Connor
CB Miami
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Bengals: B.

The one they had to fix is still broken. The Bengals left tight end untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The McNeil-Warren pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick 10 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick41 Rnd2 Christen Miller
Christen Miller in the 41st overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick72 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at No. 72 is the proof. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick110 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
Nothing to complain about; Zachariah Branch went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick187 Rnd6 Quinten Joyner
Quinten Joyner at the 187th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick197 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III in pick No. 197 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick226 Rnd7 Ethan O'Connor
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ethan O'Connor. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.