JGB1969'S MOCK DRAFT
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JGB1969'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 12, 2025

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  • JGB1969 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (CIN)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (CIN)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Draft Picks Traded
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (LAC)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (DET)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB-
The Bengals robbed the room for Martinez. Final grade: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Damien Martinez slide, and the Bengals were the ones holding the card at No. 196. Highway robbery.

The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In No. 22 they get a red-zone target to build around. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Donovan Ezeiruaku. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick55 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
They robbed the room for Kenneth Grant here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick81 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston is a better player than pick 81 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick119 Rnd4 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. at slot 119 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick153 Rnd5 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra in Round 5, Pick 15 is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick196 Rnd6 Damien Martinez
Damien Martinez in the Round 6 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick228 Rnd7 Ricky White III
Nice patience on Ricky White III, who had no business lasting to pick No. 228. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.