mwalk'S MOCK DRAFT
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mwalk'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 23, 2026

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  • mwalk DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Skyler Bell Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Skyler Bell
WR UConn
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CIN)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CIN)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals let Wagner fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Somebody in pick No. 197 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Bengals sat still while Aamil Wagner, the No. 157 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it. They are betting Bell proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In slot 10 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker. A real need, handled.
Pick41 Rnd2 Christen Miller
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Christen Miller at pick No. 41 is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick72 Rnd3 Skyler Bell
A conviction pick on Skyler Bell at Round 3, Pick 8 that the board grades a round light. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick110 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds in pick 110 lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick187 Rnd6 Xavier Nwankpa
They barely believed it either: Xavier Nwankpa still on the board at No. 187. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick197 Rnd6 Aamil Wagner
They robbed the room for Aamil Wagner here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick226 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
A safety of that caliber at the Round 7 slot is the definition of value, full stop. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.