rickydico'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

rickydico'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 21, 2025

experiment

  • rickydico DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
RJ Oben Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
RJ Oben
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly executed. Bengals: C+.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with RJ Oben at No. 193, a reach of 42 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. It washes out to a C+, no better and no worse.

With cornerback, tight end and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on edge rusher is the choice that costs them. Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

They went 2 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Princely Umanmielen
In No. 17 they get juice off the edge, though they paid up to get him.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jaylin Noel
Jaylin Noel in the 49th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Jordan Burch adds an edge rusher and leaves cornerback, tight end and other spots untouched.
Pick119 Rnd4 Ty Hamilton
They paid up for Ty Hamilton at pick No. 119 when waiting would have done the job. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick153 Rnd5 Ty Robinson
They went early on Ty Robinson in Round 5, Pick 15, and the value did not follow. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick193 Rnd6 RJ Oben
This one needs a full-page explanation: RJ Oben in the 193rd pick, miles early. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.