Truckley45'S MOCK DRAFT
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Truckley45'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON OCT 12, 2025

Scott's picks 3

  • Truckley45 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CIN)
Cashius Howell
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Suntarine Perkins Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CIN)
Suntarine Perkins
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Taurean York Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CIN)
Taurean York
LB Texas A&M
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Monroe Mills Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Monroe Mills
OT Virginia
Peyton Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CIN)
Peyton Bowen
S Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall C
ValueD+ NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly executed. Bengals: C.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Eric O'Neill, 75 picks early at the 110th pick. A mixed bag that lands at C.

The Mills value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Spending an early pick on edge rusher with cornerback, tight end and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

It grades out a shrug today, with plenty of room to move either way.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Cashius Howell
In pick 9 they get a problem off the edge, a steep price for the projection. Need was not the driver here.
Pick44 Rnd2 Suntarine Perkins
They bypassed pressing needs at cornerback, tight end and other spots to take Suntarine Perkins, an edge rusher that was not the priority.
Pick75 Rnd3 Taurean York
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Taurean York at Round 3, Pick 11. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick110 Rnd4 Eric O'Neill
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Eric O'Neill adds an edge rusher and leaves cornerback, tight end and other spots untouched.
Pick148 Rnd5 Aaron Graves
Aaron Graves in the Round 5 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick195 Rnd6 Monroe Mills
They robbed the room for Monroe Mills here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick229 Rnd7 Peyton Bowen
Peyton Bowen at Round 7, Pick 11 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor need, but a need all the same.