JGB1969'S MOCK DRAFT

JGB1969'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 10, 2025

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  • JGB1969 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (CIN)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (CIN)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (CIN)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CIN)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
LeQuint Allen Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
LeQuint Allen
RB Syracuse
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (CIN)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (CIN)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CIN)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (CIN)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (LAC)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIA)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (LAC)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAC)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIA)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Donte Jackson
CB
Head Shot
Brenden Rice
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Bengals cashed the board's mistake on Norman-Lott: A-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Omarr Norman-Lott slide, and the Bengals were the ones holding the card at the 119th overall pick. Highway robbery.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped linebacker, which is a strange place to end up.

Bottom line, with Tyler Booker leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick49 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Nice patience on Tyler Booker, who had no business lasting to pick 49. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick81 Rnd3 Bradyn Swinson
Bradyn Swinson in slot 81 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick86 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston at Round 3, Pick 22 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick108 Rnd4 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild in the 108th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick119 Rnd4 Omarr Norman-Lott
Taking Omarr Norman-Lott in No. 119 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick125 Rnd4 Hollin Pierce
The board had cheaper options than Hollin Pierce at the 125th pick, and it noticed. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick143 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
No drama and no debate, Mitchell Evans went about where he belonged in pick No. 143. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick153 Rnd5 LeQuint Allen
LeQuint Allen slid further than he should have, and the Round 5 slot is lovely value for the running back. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick155 Rnd5 Pat Bryant
Nothing to complain about; Pat Bryant went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick158 Rnd5 Kaimon Rucker
A tidy little value on Kaimon Rucker in the 158th overall pick, a step better than break-even. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick181 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on JJ Pegues. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick193 Rnd6 CJ West
CJ West at the Round 6 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick209 Rnd6 Nazir Stackhouse
Nazir Stackhouse in slot 209 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.