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Papagaff 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 19, 2025

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  • Papagaff DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Bengals never addressed tight end, and it is the kind of gap that lingers. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Gordon II. Every board in the league had Jackson lower, and that gap is the story.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In the 17th pick they get a centerfielder for the defense at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
They paid up for Donovan Jackson at pick No. 49 when waiting would have done the job. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick81 Rnd3 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. in No. 81 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick119 Rnd4 Ty Hamilton
They went early on Ty Hamilton in pick 119, and the value did not follow. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick153 Rnd5 Quincy Riley
Quincy Riley in the Round 5 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick193 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
The board had Ollie Gordon II higher than Round 6, Pick 17, and the running back fell to them anyway. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.