Zae5shine'S MOCK DRAFT
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Zae5shine'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 29, 2026

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  • Zae5shine DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CIN)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Trebor Pena Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CIN)
Trebor Pena
WR Penn State
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Keyron Crawford
DE Auburn
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in pick No. 187: the Bengals steal Nwankpa and grade out a B-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Xavier Nwankpa, the No. 165 name on the board, stolen at the 187th pick.

If Jackson Jr. pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Spencer Fano
In No. 10 they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick41 Rnd2 Elijah Sarratt
Elijah Sarratt at the 41st pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick72 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
They went early on Darrell Jackson Jr. in Round 3, Pick 8, and the value did not follow. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick110 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
A clean, defensible pick in pick 110 with a little surplus value in D'Angelo Ponds. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick187 Rnd6 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa at the Round 6 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick197 Rnd6 Trebor Pena
Trebor Pena in pick No. 197 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick226 Rnd7 Keyron Crawford
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Keyron Crawford. A minor itch, scratched.