b3ngalsf@n5998'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • b3ngalsf@n5998 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (CIN)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (CIN)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Devin Culp Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Devin Culp
TE Washington
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Draft Picks Received
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (MIA)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (MIA)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIA)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kader Kohou
CB
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA FutureB
The Bengals checked most of the boxes and earned a B+.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Bengals reached some 67 spots for Devin Culp, and value like that does not grow back.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Flournoy. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In the Round 1 slot they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
No edge and no loss on Cooper Beebe in the 49th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick80 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
The board fumbled Kingsley Suamataia all the way to the 80th overall pick, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jalen McMillan
Jalen McMillan in Round 3, Pick 34 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick115 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
By-the-book stuff, Theo Johnson at pick No. 115 squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick149 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
Isaiah Davis at slot 149 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick184 Rnd6 Justin Rogers
They went early on Justin Rogers in slot 184, and the value did not follow. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick194 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
They did well to land Cornelius Johnson in pick No. 194, just ahead of his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick214 Rnd6 Trente Jones
Circle this one: Trente Jones at the Round 6 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick224 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Value with a capital V on Nathaniel Watson in No. 224, a genuine coup. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick237 Rnd7 Devin Culp
They left a pile of value on the table to take Devin Culp this early at the 237th overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick238 Rnd7 Ryan Flournoy
Steal is underselling it; Ryan Flournoy at Round 7, Pick 18 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.