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Garrettvan27'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 26, 2025

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  • Garrettvan27 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CIN)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CIN)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tim Keenan III
DL Alabama
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CIN)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Luke Altmyer Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CIN)
Luke Altmyer
QB Illinois
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (CIN)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Da'Shawn Womack Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (CIN)
Da'Shawn Womack
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (BAL)
Tim Keenan III
DL Alabama
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BAL)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Da'Shawn Womack Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (BAL)
Da'Shawn Womack
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Draft Picks Traded
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BAL)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Bengals.

The Bengals treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending slot 73 on Emmanuel McNeil-Warren a full 32 spots early.

The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They will answer for taking safety early while cornerback, tight end and other spots went begging. The back end got a real overhaul.

Trading back for volume was the quiet throughline of their weekend.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In slot 9 they get a rangy last line of defense at fair value.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter in Round 2, Pick 8 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick73 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Emmanuel McNeil-Warren adds a safety and leaves cornerback, tight end and other spots untouched.
Pick114 Rnd4 Tim Keenan III
They reached a country mile for Tim Keenan III at the Round 4 slot, and the board is aghast. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick173 Rnd5 Gracen Halton
They liked Gracen Halton enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 173. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick189 Rnd6 Evan Stewart
They did well to land Evan Stewart in the 189th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick198 Rnd6 Luke Altmyer
They paid a round early for Luke Altmyer in the 198th pick, more than the board wanted. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick225 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
Nolan Rucci at Round 7, Pick 9 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick253 Rnd7 Da'Shawn Womack
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Da'Shawn Womack well ahead of where he belonged. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.