Zekes'S MOCK DRAFT
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Zekes'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 22, 2025

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  • Zekes DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (CIN)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Draft Picks Received
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (ARI)
TO PICK
 
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals kept it disciplined and banked a B.

Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Bengals never addressed tight end, and it is the kind of gap that lingers. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The Sawyer reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Will Johnson
Will Johnson in pick No. 17 is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jack Sawyer
Jack Sawyer at No. 49 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick78 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
They read the board right and Quinshon Judkins was the payoff at slot 78. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick119 Rnd4 Xavier Restrepo
A slide stopped in the Round 4 slot, with Xavier Restrepo worth more than the price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.