LilAndres'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

eh

  • LilAndres DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Decamerion Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Decamerion Richardson
CB Mississippi State
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Jefferson
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Tee Higgins
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureD-
The Bengals fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B-.

The Bengals clearly saw something nobody else did in Xavier Thomas, taking him 46 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Rice falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. Adding Justin Jefferson by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick80 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Good price on Trey Benson in slot 80, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick97 Rnd3 Xavier Thomas
A real head-scratcher, Xavier Thomas in the Round 3 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick115 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni in pick 115 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick149 Rnd5 Brenden Rice
They will replay Brenden Rice at pick No. 149 for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick194 Rnd6 Decamerion Richardson
Decamerion Richardson at No. 194 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick214 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
Fair-plus on Nathaniel Watson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick224 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
No edge and no loss on Garret Greenfield in pick 224; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick237 Rnd7 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint at the 237th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.