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Robert Dylan's Bengals Mock Draft v1

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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Jowon Briggs Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jowon Briggs
DT Cincinnati
C.J. Hanson Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
C.J. Hanson
OG Holy Cross
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

There is reaching, and then there is McCallan Castles at Round 6, Pick 19. The Bengals jumped the board by 148 and dared it to prove them wrong. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

Landing Puni that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the 18th pick they get a building block for the line. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
They paid up for Braden Fiske at No. 49 when waiting would have done the job. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick80 Rnd3 Max Melton
A clean, defensible pick in slot 80 with a little surplus value in Max Melton. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jalen McMillan
A straight-up fair deal on Jalen McMillan at pick No. 97, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick115 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
You do not let an offensive lineman like Dominick Puni reach the Round 4 slot and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick149 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg at Round 5, Pick 13 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick194 Rnd6 McCallan Castles
McCallan Castles at Round 6, Pick 19 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick214 Rnd6 Javontae Jean-Baptiste
They paid sticker price for Javontae Jean-Baptiste in the 214th overall pick, and that is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick224 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
They reached into another round for Taulia Tagovailoa, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick237 Rnd7 Jowon Briggs
Jowon Briggs at pick No. 237 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick238 Rnd7 C.J. Hanson
They reached a country mile for C.J. Hanson at the 238th pick, and the board is aghast. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.