OBURCH'S MOCK DRAFT
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OBURCH'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 17, 2025

First Mock

  • OBURCH DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (CIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CIN)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CIN)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (CIN)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Antonio Kite Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CIN)
Antonio Kite
CB Ole Miss
Darian Mensah Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CIN)
Darian Mensah
QB Duke
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (DAL)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (SF)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
T.J. Parker Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (DAL)
T.J. Parker
DE-EDGE Clemson
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Isaiah Nwokobia Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (SF)
Isaiah Nwokobia
S SMU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Mike Edwards
S
Head Shot
Rome Odunze
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA-
The Bengals won the night they stopped Mensah from sliding. Grade: A-.

When a board-topper like Darian Mensah slides to the 198th pick, you do not overthink it, and the Bengals did not.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The Rodriguez reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

The Bengals clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

Few war rooms will sleep better than this one tonight.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the Round 1 slot they get a three-down second-level presence. A real need, handled.
Pick74 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
Michael Taaffe in the 74th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick109 Rnd4 C.J. Fite
Good price on C.J. Fite in No. 109, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick115 Rnd4 Monroe Freeling
They paid sticker price for Monroe Freeling in slot 115, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick139 Rnd4 Jacob Rodriguez
A big swing on Jacob Rodriguez at pick No. 139, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick176 Rnd5 Kevin Coleman Jr.
A tidy little value on Kevin Coleman Jr. in pick 176, a step better than break-even. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick189 Rnd6 Antonio Kite
Antonio Kite in Round 6, Pick 9 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick198 Rnd6 Darian Mensah
Circle this one: Darian Mensah at the 198th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.