inEee73'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • inEee73 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (CIN)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CIN)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Kingsley Eguakun Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (CIN)
Kingsley Eguakun
C Florida
Myles Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Myles Murphy
DL North Carolina
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CIN)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (SEA)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Kingsley Eguakun Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BAL)
Kingsley Eguakun
C Florida
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (LAR)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (SEA)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (SEA)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (SEA)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Players Gained
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Isaiah Likely
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Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB+ FutureB
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Bengals.

Some picks age like wine; Kingsley Eguakun at pick 218 will need to, sitting 79 spots clear of his grade.

However the rest shakes out, Robinson at that price is a win they earned. Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

Job largely done: cornerback settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In No. 30 they get a long-term starter on the line, and a steal at that.
Pick49 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
You do not let an edge rusher like Chop Robinson reach the 49th overall pick and blink. They did not. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick80 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
Value with a capital V on Michael Hall Jr. in slot 80, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick93 Rnd3 Jalen McMillan
Jalen McMillan at pick 93 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
They talked themselves into Jarvis Brownlee Jr. at the Round 3 slot, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick115 Rnd4 Audric Estime
Audric Estime at the 115th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jordan Magee
Jordan Magee at slot 149 is a conviction pick that outran the value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick179 Rnd6 Khristian Boyd
The board had cheaper options than Khristian Boyd at Round 6, Pick 4, and it noticed. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick218 Rnd6 Kingsley Eguakun
Value said wait; Kingsley Eguakun in No. 218 says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick224 Rnd7 Myles Murphy
This one needs a full-page explanation: Myles Murphy in pick 224, miles early. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick230 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Joshua Cephus. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.