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

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  • Iowradar DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Fadil Diggs Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Fadil Diggs
DL-EDGE Syracuse
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Bengals.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Fadil Diggs at Round 6, Pick 17 is 43 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

The Bengals indulged a want in Rucker while a need in cornerback, tight end and other spots stayed open. However the rest shakes out, Pierce at that price is a win they earned. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Shemar Stewart
In No. 17 they get a premier pass rusher. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 Tyleik Williams
The board had Tyleik Williams higher than pick 49, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick81 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
Good price on Isaiah Bond in the Round 3 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick119 Rnd4 Kaimon Rucker
A curious use of slot 119. Cornerback, tight end and other spots needed the pick; an edge rusher in Kaimon Rucker did not.
Pick153 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
A tidy bit of business in the 153rd overall pick, where Hollin Pierce graded well above the range. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick193 Rnd6 Fadil Diggs
Fadil Diggs at pick No. 193 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.