mxrius'S MOCK DRAFT
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mxrius'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 5, 2026

First one post regular season

  • mxrius DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CIN)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Russ Yeast
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Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB+ FutureD
A weekend that raised as many questions as it answered. The Bengals get a C+.

For all the boxes ticked, the Bengals skipped the loudest one: cornerback is exactly as bare as it was. Call it a C+ and check back in two years.

Reaching for Dennis-Sutton left real value on the table behind him. On the needs board they went 2 of 8, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most.

The trade work was a quiet net positive. They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Kadyn Proctor
Kadyn Proctor at the 10th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick33 Rnd2 Dontay Corleone
No edge and no loss on Dontay Corleone in No. 33; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick41 Rnd2 Dani Dennis-Sutton
A conviction pick on Dani Dennis-Sutton at the Round 2 slot that the board grades a round light. A minor itch, scratched.