Truckley45'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

Truckley45'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON OCT 12, 2025

Scott's picks

  • Truckley45 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Matayo Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CIN)
Matayo Uiagalelei
DE-EDGE Oregon
Chris Bell Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CIN)
Chris Bell
WR Louisville
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CIN)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Boubacar Traore Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Boubacar Traore
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Tree Babalade Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Tree Babalade
OT South Carolina
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CIN)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals landed square in the muddy middle: C+.

The Bengals did not so much draft Boubacar Traore as overpay for him, 40 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it. It is not that Traore is a bad player; it is that the Bengals had louder needs to answer first. On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

If Matayo Uiagalelei and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Matayo Uiagalelei
Matayo Uiagalelei in pick No. 9 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick44 Rnd2 Chris Bell
Chris Bell in Round 2, Pick 12 lands just on the right side of the ledger. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick75 Rnd3 A'Mauri Washington
A'Mauri Washington at No. 75 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick110 Rnd4 Boubacar Traore
They bypassed pressing needs at cornerback, tight end and other spots to take Boubacar Traore, an edge rusher that was not the priority.
Pick148 Rnd5 Aaron Graves
A reach for Aaron Graves in the 148th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick195 Rnd6 Tree Babalade
No edge and no loss on Tree Babalade in the 195th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick229 Rnd7 Pat Coogan
They paid up for Pat Coogan at Round 7, Pick 11 when waiting would have done the job. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.