Cj'S MOCK DRAFT
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Cj'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON OCT 8, 2025

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  • Cj DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CIN)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CIN)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CIN)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Smith Snowden Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CIN)
Smith Snowden
CB Utah
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Bengals: B-.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Bengals shredded theirs for Princewill Umanmielen. He came off 51 spots early, and the room will hear about it.

It is not that Kilgore is a bad player; it is that the Bengals had louder needs to answer first. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Spencer Fano
In No. 9 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
A reach for Dillon Thieneman in slot 44; a little patience would have been rewarded. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick75 Rnd3 Mikail Kamara
A real head-scratcher, Mikail Kamara in pick No. 75 is miles ahead of his ranking. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick110 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Jalon Kilgore at safety with tight end, interior defensive lineman and other spots open.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
They reached into another round for Jermaine Mathews Jr., and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick195 Rnd6 Princewill Umanmielen
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Princewill Umanmielen. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick229 Rnd7 Smith Snowden
They paid a round early for Smith Snowden in No. 229, more than the board wanted. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.