cubbygb'S MOCK DRAFT
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cubbygb'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 8, 2025

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  • cubbygb DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (CIN)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (DET)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedC+ TradesC+ FutureB
The jury is out on the Bengals. For now, C+.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Bengals spent pick 119 on Tyler Baron, a name the board had a full 38 spots lower.

Spending an early pick on edge rusher with cornerback, tight end and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback.

Interior defensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

If Mykel Williams and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get a premier pass rusher. More want than need.
Pick49 Rnd2 Josaiah Stewart
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went edge rusher with Josaiah Stewart while clear needs at cornerback, tight end and other spots sat open.
Pick102 Rnd3 Joshua Farmer
They went early on Joshua Farmer in pick 102, and the value did not follow. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick119 Rnd4 Tyler Baron
A surprising call. With cornerback, tight end and other spots still to address, they spent the 119th overall pick on Tyler Baron, an edge rusher they were not short of.
Pick153 Rnd5 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
No edge and no loss on Antwaun Powell-Ryland in pick No. 153; it is a wash and a sensible one. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick193 Rnd6 Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III in No. 193 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.