Papagaff'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • Papagaff DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Bengals would have aced it. JJ Pegues at No. 153 is 23 spots clear of where he belonged.

The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Gadsden II pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with tight end chief among the fixes. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In the 17th pick they get a ballhawk on the back end. More want than need.
Pick49 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
JT Tuimoloau in No. 49 is fair value, right on his grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick81 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Donovan Jackson. It fills a real need, too.
Pick119 Rnd4 Cody Simon
They liked Cody Simon enough to skip the value, taking him in the 119th overall pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick153 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
They left a pile of value on the table to take JJ Pegues this early at slot 153. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick193 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Value with a capital V on Oronde Gadsden II in Round 6, Pick 17, a genuine coup. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.