javbyrd'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

javijion

  • javbyrd DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
MJ Sherman Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
MJ Sherman
OLB-EDGE Nebraska
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Bengals started one anyway for MJ Sherman, 53 picks ahead of schedule. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

Landing Randolph Jr. that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Keon Coleman
By-the-book stuff, Keon Coleman at the 18th pick squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Nice patience on Ennis Rakestraw Jr., who had no business lasting to the 49th overall pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick80 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
They barely believed it either: Kingsley Suamataia still on the board at pick 80. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick115 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
A real head-scratcher, Jaheim Bell in the Round 4 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright at Round 5, Pick 15 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jaylen Harrell
Jaylen Harrell at No. 173 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick196 Rnd6 Keith Randolph Jr.
Keith Randolph Jr. at pick 196 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick238 Rnd7 MJ Sherman
MJ Sherman in pick No. 238 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The roster reasoning here is anyone's guess.
Pick254 Rnd7 Caedan Wallace
They left a pile of value on the table to take Caedan Wallace this early at the 254th overall pick. It fills a real need, too.