sae9967'S MOCK DRAFT

Nanner Puddin Bengals Draft

  • sae9967 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Ro Torrence Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Ro Torrence
CB Arizona State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the Round 6 slot: the Bengals steal Jones and grade out a B.

Call it larceny. Jarrian Jones sat on the board until pick No. 194, and the Bengals did not need to be asked twice. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

The Rouse reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The linebacker hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 18th overall pick they get a No. 1 receiver at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Michael Hall Jr.
A real head-scratcher, Michael Hall Jr. in Round 2, Pick 17 is miles ahead of his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick80 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
Mekhi Wingo at pick 80 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick97 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Circle this one: Kingsley Suamataia at the 97th pick is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick115 Rnd4 Walter Rouse
Walter Rouse in No. 115 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick149 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in pick No. 149 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick194 Rnd6 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones at the Round 6 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick214 Rnd6 Isaiah Williams
Isaiah Williams at slot 214 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick224 Rnd7 Daijun Edwards
You do not let a running back like Daijun Edwards reach No. 224 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick237 Rnd7 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
A wide receiver of that caliber at Round 7, Pick 17 is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick238 Rnd7 Ro Torrence
Ro Torrence at slot 238 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.