Dawson'S MOCK DRAFT

NFL

  • Dawson DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Bengals a B-.

There is a lot to like until you notice cornerback is still a hole. The Bengals never got to the one that mattered most. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

They are betting Jackson proves the room right and everyone else wrong. That Norman-Lott pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Landon Jackson
In No. 17 they get a premier pass rusher, even if it was a touch early. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 Elic Ayomanor
They jumped the gun on Elic Ayomanor, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick81 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott at pick No. 81 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick118 Rnd4 Emery Jones Jr.
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Emery Jones Jr.. It fills a real need, too.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim at Round 5, Pick 15 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick195 Rnd6 Donovan Edwards
A tidy bit of business in pick 195, where Donovan Edwards graded well above the range. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.