JellyInMyShoes'S MOCK DRAFT
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JellyInMyShoes'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 23, 2025

Last minute thoughts

  • JellyInMyShoes DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CIN)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (CIN)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CIN)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Sai'vion Jones Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (CIN)
Sai'vion Jones
DE-EDGE LSU
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CIN)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (CIN)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CIN)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Desmond Watson Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (CIN)
Desmond Watson
DT Florida
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CIN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TEN)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (GB)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (TEN)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (TEN)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Sai'vion Jones Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (LAR)
Sai'vion Jones
DE-EDGE LSU
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (TEN)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (TEN)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (LAR)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (GB)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Desmond Watson Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAR)
Desmond Watson
DT Florida
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (LAR)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (GB)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (LAR)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Players Gained
Head Shot
Colby Wooden
DT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Cordell Volson
OG
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall C
ValueB- NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Bengals to a C.

The Bengals bet big and early on Desmond Watson, 35 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. The final tally is a middling C.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. With cornerback, tight end and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on edge rusher is the choice that costs them.

Stutsman at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick Analysis
Pick35 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyler Booker. The roster fit checks out.
Pick49 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
JT Tuimoloau in pick No. 49 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick54 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
Good price on Marcus Mbow in the 54th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick90 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Value with a capital V on Andrew Mukuba in slot 90, a genuine coup. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick103 Rnd4 Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman at Round 4, Pick 1 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick119 Rnd4 Chimere Dike
Chimere Dike at No. 119 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick120 Rnd4 Ty Hamilton
Ty Hamilton at pick 120 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick127 Rnd4 Sai'vion Jones
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went edge rusher with Sai'vion Jones while clear needs at cornerback, tight end and other spots sat open.
Pick141 Rnd5 Rylie Mills
Rylie Mills in the Round 5 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick153 Rnd5 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra at Round 5, Pick 15 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick167 Rnd5 Seth McLaughlin
A straight-up fair deal on Seth McLaughlin at pick No. 167, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick193 Rnd6 Raheim Sanders
A tidy bit of business in the 193rd pick, where Raheim Sanders graded well above the range. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick195 Rnd6 CJ West
They did well to land CJ West in No. 195, just ahead of his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick198 Rnd6 Clay Webb
No drama and no debate, Clay Webb went about where he belonged in slot 198. It fills a real need, too.
Pick201 Rnd6 Desmond Watson
Desmond Watson in slot 201 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick202 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Dont'e Thornton Jr. in pick No. 202. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.