pumajsb'S MOCK DRAFT

mock 6.0

  • pumajsb DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (CIN)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
Emani Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Emani Bailey
RB TCU
Jaden Crumedy Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jaden Crumedy
DT-EDGE Mississippi State
Draft Picks Received
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Players traded away
Head Shot
Tee Higgins
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Bengals robbed the room for Dorlus. Final grade: D.

Somebody took the Bengals to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it.

A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want. On value alone, Dorlus makes the weekend a net positive.

They are betting Edwards proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, linebacker very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In slot 18 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
The board had Keon Coleman higher than No. 47, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick49 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick70 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
No edge and no loss on Cooper Beebe in pick 70; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cade Stover
Cade Stover at the 80th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick116 Rnd4 Brandon Dorlus
They will replay Brandon Dorlus at the 116th pick for years; that is how good the value is. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick148 Rnd5 Josh Newton
Steal is underselling it; Josh Newton at Round 5, Pick 12 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick175 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
Good price on Sione Vaki in the 175th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick196 Rnd6 Daijun Edwards
A reach on Daijun Edwards in No. 196; the board had better options right there. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick235 Rnd7 Emani Bailey
They barely believed it either: Emani Bailey still on the board at slot 235. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick252 Rnd7 Jaden Crumedy
Jaden Crumedy in pick 252 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A pick in search of a role on this roster.