Who Dey'S MOCK DRAFT
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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CIN)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CIN)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Bengals: B.

There is a lot to like until you notice tight end is still a hole. The Bengals never got to the one that mattered most. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They are betting Higgins proves the room right and everyone else wrong. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Stewart. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 3 of 8 of the wish list covered.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In Round 1, Pick 11 they get a run-stuffing presence up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick43 Rnd2 Josaiah Stewart
Josaiah Stewart in the 43rd pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick75 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
A straight-up fair deal on Denzel Burke at the Round 3 slot, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jayden Higgins
They jumped the gun on Jayden Higgins, taking him earlier than his grade liked. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.