zimmer'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

kkk

  • zimmer DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedC TradesB- FutureB-
Some hits, some head-scratchers, and a C+ for the Bengals.

The Bengals spent real capital to be 26 picks early on Kyle Kennard, and the board is going to hold them to it. A weekend of give and take that grades a C+.

Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Kennard pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at cornerback, tight end and other spots.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In pick 17 they get a premier pass rusher. More want than need.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kyle Kennard
They bypassed pressing needs at cornerback, tight end and other spots to take Kyle Kennard, an edge rusher that was not the priority.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
Of all the spots to shop, they chose edge rusher. Jordan Burch in slot 81 leaves cornerback, tight end and other spots for later.