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Holwadel9'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 22, 2025

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  • Holwadel9 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CIN)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (DEN)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Traded
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DEN)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Bengals.

Nobody else had Jamon Dumas-Johnson anywhere near the Round 6 slot. The Bengals did, by 55 spots, and that gap is the whole story. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

The Nolen steal is the beam this whole class leans on. For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Jihaad Campbell
In the 20th overall pick they get the heartbeat of the defense, though they paid up to get him. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Somehow Walter Nolen was still sitting there in pick No. 49, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick81 Rnd3 Kevin Winston Jr.
A reach on Kevin Winston Jr. in pick 81; the board had better options right there. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick119 Rnd4 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. in No. 119 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick122 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
They left a pile of value on the table to take Luke Kandra this early at the 122nd pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick153 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
Mitchell Evans in slot 153 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick191 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
A tidy bit of business in slot 191, where DJ Giddens graded well above the range. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick193 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They let Dont'e Thornton Jr. come to them and pounced at the 193rd pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick197 Rnd6 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Jamon Dumas-Johnson at the Round 6 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.